Casting Bronze Statues in South India

2019

Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, United States

A sacred 600-year-old Indian bronze image of the Hindu deity Shiva is one of the masterpieces of the Asian Art Museum's collection. This video shows the master artisans in a South Indian bronze-casting workshop making similar images in the complex, time-honored way. Footage courtesy of Middelalder Centret.

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  • Title: Casting Bronze Statues in South India
  • Date Created: 2019
  • Location Created: United States of America
  • Physical Dimensions: 2:47
  • Rights: © Asian Art Museum
  • Medium: video
  • Credit Line: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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