Dr. Linda Boutoille from Queens University Belfast conducted a meticulous examination of the bracelet using a high-resolution digital microscope, magnifying its surface up to 220 times. What she ...

Still from “Hadrian / Bronze Casting Using The Lost-Wax Technique” by Renana Aldor and Kobi Vogman (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic) The ingenious ancient technique is beautifully ...

In a recent study, Dr. Linda Boutoille uncovered the first evidence of lost-wax casting of silver objects in Bronze Age Iberia and, to date, Western Europe. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

To begin with, her face was almost unrecognizable. But, with each strike of the hammer, her features began to take shape. By the time Ercel Johnson paused to wipe his brow, the visage of Sacagawea ...

The process -- The creation and preservation of the original sculpture in solid wax -- Making the reproductory wax -- Retouching the hollow reproductory wax -- Exterior preparation; tie rods, ...

Bronze statues come to life differently than marble statues. Instead of carving a block or marble, the bronze artist uses the lost-wax technique to make a series of molds, and then pours melted bronze ...