Animals of Power - “Dionysius” - 2005
The work is formed using the ancient method of lost wax casting where copper and bonze is melted in a furnace and poured into a mold. The silver part of the vessel is constructed and decorated with open work..The pictograms on the rim are representation of the origin of the Bull and the rites of life, death and rebirth related with the god Dionysius - also associated with wine, vegetation and growth.
Size: 7.5”/10”/5”
Materials: Copper, bronze and silver
Techniques: lost wax casting, open work, construction.
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Complete collection includes:
Seven holders with silver tops set with genuine gems: jade, onyx, jasper, amber, agate, tiger eye.Twenty eight silver figures inlaid with gold, genuine gems, metals and organic materials.Unique lock mechanism on a silver chain, to fit on the back of each talisman converting it into a pendant.A walnut case with a lid and inlaid marquetry table with supports for the holders
Materials:
Metals: 1556.2 gr silver 950, 8.7 gr. gold 14ct, copper, brass, putter, steel, tin.
Wood: walnut, ash, ebony, coconut shells.
Organic materials: nacre, abalone, amber, bone, moby pearl, coral.
Gems: jasper, agate, jade, nephrite, hematite, chrysolite, turquoise, tiger eye, malachite, amethyst, quartz, onyx, lapis lazuli, serdolic, opal, bloodstone, garnet, carnelian.
Overall dimensions: 11”/11”/6”.
Size of each of the sculptures: 2.5/3.5”
Size of each figurine: 1.5/2”
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The Conquest - copper & silver Cauldron - 2002
Size: 12î/14î/14î
Materials: copper, bronze, pure silver
Technique: raised copper, silver repousee, bronz casting
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