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Defining Features of the Statue:  The large bronze sculpture is made from multiple metal castings.  The polished bronze side is created in wax then cast first with small canals going through the inner piece to reach the small pockets of copper within the polished bronze side of the sculpture.  A wax mold is made of the missing copper side on the completed polished bronze side.  The piece is then covered with an earthen molded again and fired. The copper is poured into the cast. The reason the polished bronze is cast first is because polished bronzes' melting point is 2000 degrees while the melting point of the copper is 1800 degrees. The integrity of the first casting, the polished bronze, can be maintained while the silver side is being cast. Great care must be given to the temperature so that the copper does not melt and combine with the polished bronze during the second firing.  This technique was pioneered by the Bronze Creative.  Others have tried to copy the technique with very little success.

About the Pose of the Sculpture:  Ardhanari is the synthesis of Shiva and Parvati into one androgynous form.  Shiva is the right side with Parvati is the left side.  Shiva is often referred to as being the ideal husband.  He always wears on male and one female earring.  In this form he even shares his body with his lover!  Shiva has two arms, one which holds an axe.  He is wearing a Brahmin's thread as well as tiger skin, loin cloth.  He has the goddess Ganga in his head dress.  Parvati's side is cast from copper.  She has long leggings  large hoop earring and a flower behind Her ear.  Both sides of the sculpture have extraordinary carved jewelry particularly the bracelets on the wrists and rings on their fingers.  Their is also fine carving on  the biceps.  The necklace and head dress are both carved to perfection!  The base of the piece is another amazing section of the piece.  The top of the base is made from expensive German silver with the lower portion made from copper with carving going all around the base.  The back of the piece boasts a beautiful godly halo as well as ringlets of curled hair flowing from the nape of the neck.

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