Name: Metal Terminology | Videos | Gan Jing World
Uploaded: 2021-09-07T04:00:00.000Z
Duration: 3 min 38 s
Description: In the West, metal sculptures are often called bronzes or bronze sculptures coming from a belief that all metal sculptures are in fact made of the alloy called ... | Videos | Gan Jing World

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In the West, metal sculptures are often called bronzes or bronze sculptures coming from a belief that all metal sculptures are in fact made of the alloy called bronze. This however is not always true and therefore problematic in the study of Himalayan art. Copper is often the main metal component of figurative sculpture although to a lesser extent there can be zinc, silver, and gold. Very occasionally there is steel sculpture but these tend to be later and mostly from the Dolonnor region of southern Mongolia. Sculptural images can also have a decorative metal inlay, or inlay of different metals, highlighting a pattern on the robes or clothing design. It is common to find the eyes highlighted with pure copper, silver, or gold, or the lips and urna at the forehead. 

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