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5. LOST WAX: 6. BRONZE POURING: Molten bronze
The ceramic shell is warmed up is poured into the cavity, solidifying
so that the wax will melt and run into the sculpture’s form as created
out, leaving a hollow cavity where by the artist in the original clay model
the wax model once was.

7. FETTLING: Once cooled, the ceramic mould is broken to reveal
the bronze sculpture inside, which is cleaned and refined to remove
imperfections and produce a bronze version of the original clay model.

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