the lost-wax technique pertains to the sand casting sculpture process.
the lost-wax technique pertains to the sand casting sculpture process.
the lost-wax technique pertains to which sculpture process?
sand casting
in mesopotamia, from c. 3500–2750 bc, the lost-wax technique was used for small-scale, and then later large-scale copper and bronze statues. one of the earliest surviving lost-wax castings is a small lion pendant from uruk iv. sumerian metalworkers were practicing lost-wax casting from approximately c. 3500–3200 bc. much later examples from northeastern mesopotamia/anatolia include the great tumulus at gordion (late 8th century bc), as well as other types of urartian cauldron attachments.









































section::::archaeological history.:south asia.









































the oldest known example of the lost-wax technique comes from a 6,000-year-old copper, wheel-shaped amulet found at mehrgarh, pakistan.
lost-wax casting
section::::fabrication methods.:lost wax technique.









































there are two ways in which wax can be used to produce cast metal/ceramic indirect restorations, these are known, firstly, as the indirect wax technique using type 1 inlay wax and, secondly, the direct wax technique using type 2 inlay wax. for technique 1, a wax pattern is designed on the die from the cast impressions and for technique 2 the wax is packed into the tooth preparation in the mouth and adapted the shape of the cavity.
inlays and onlays