WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following technique used for making bronze statues during Harappa Civilisation? Explanation: Lost Wax technique was known during Harappa Civilisation for making bronze statues and the ‘Dancing Girl’ statue is a famous example and it is perhaps the first copper statue in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bronze image of a dancing girl from Mohenjo-Daro is an important sculpture of the ancient Harappan civilisation. It was made using a technique called the lost-wax technique.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bronze statues come to life differently than marble statues. Instead of carving a block or marble, the bronze artist uses the lost-wax technique to make a series of molds, and then pours melted bronze into the final mold to create the sculpture. This method has been around since 4500 BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many bronze statues or parts of statues in antiquity were cast using the lost wax process.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bronze sculptures are made by pouring molten bronze into a ceramic investment – known as the ‘Cire Perdue’ or ‘Lost wax’ Method. The same technique dates back 5000 years. The skill of transforming one material into another is to preserve all of the detail of the original.