Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925 · Halifax, Eng., F. King & Sons, ltd. · leaf 240
271). It may now be asked how were these articles produced, and whence did thepeople learn the art ? They were made by the cire perdue process (Fortnum, Bronzes,p. 19), that is to say on a core of hardened sand is moulded a wax model, which isthen carefully coated with clay ; the wax is melted out,… … Fig. 263.—Brass Casket, diam. 8^ in. (20-6 cm.) Formerly in thepossession of the late Mary H. Kingsley, now in the Pitt RiversMuseum, Oxford. cast in one piece, and wherever possible skill is shown in order to save metal or toensure lightness, by making protuberances concave at the back. In the…
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