Process reference / non-ranked reference
Direct Lost-Wax Casting
The model’s destruction changes the evidence available after a successful or failed pour.
Summary
Unique wax model · destroyed mould · singular route. This page connects visible form to an institutional record without reproducing protected object imagery.
Process
The Met explains that direct casting consumes the wax model during firing. This makes failure consequential but does not prove that every visible mark came from one maker.
Reading limit
A finished surface may hide gates, joins and chasing. Method should be attributed to technical study rather than prestige language.
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This page discusses public-facing characteristics and cited institutional records. It does not reproduce protected art, reconstruct lost context or imply endorsement by the maker, originating community, artist, estate or holding institution.