Casting Bronze Statues in South India

A sacred 600-year-old Indian bronze image of the Hindu deity Shiva is one of the masterpieces of the Asian Art Museum’s collection. This video shows the master artisans in a South Indian bronze-casting workshop making similar images in the complex, time-honored way.

Footage courtesy of Middelalder Centret. To view the footage in its entirety, see: https://youtu.be/0The8sbE-0G