Dhokra Bell Metal Figure Hindu Deity Lord Shiva
AGE: – Exact age Unknown
HEIGHT: – 14cm
WIDTH: – 8cm
DEPTH: – 8cm
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This Dhokra Bell Metal Figure Hindu Deity Lord Shiva was made using the lost wax process, an ancient craft which was once widespread throughout India, now restricted to a small group of artisans in Bikna Village close to Dariapur in West Bengal.
This figure of Lord Shiva was made using the same process as the other figure in our collection of Vishnu with four arms. (to be listed)
One of the earliest known examples of cire perdue (lost wax casting) work in India is that of the well-known ‘ dancing girl’ which was found in Mohenjo-Dar in the Indus Valley.
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Information references:The Dhokra Artisans of Bankura and Dariapur, West Bengal: A Case Study and Knowledge Archive of Technological Change in Progress.
Authors: David Smith & Rajesh Kochhar.
The name ‘Dhokra’ or ‘Dokra’ was formerly used to indicate a group of nomadic craftsmen, scattered over Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh in India, and is now generically applied to a variety of beautifully shaped and decorated brassware products created by the cire perdue or ‘lost wax’ process.
The craft of lost-wax casting is an ancient one in India and appears to have existed in an unbroken tradition from the earliest days of settled civilization in the sub-continent. The traditional themes of these cast metal sculptures include images of Hindu Or ‘tribal’ gods and goddesses, bowls, figures of people or deities riding elephants, musicians, horse and rider figures, elephants, cattle, and other figures of people, animals, and birds.