ARTEMIS Shooting an Arrow: How Ancient Bronzes Were Cast

• ARTEMIS Shooting an Arrow:
A fine example of the Direct Hollow Lost-wax Technique - in this process, a bronze statue is cast by pouring molten bronze into a mold created from a wax model.
The heat melts the wax [which is 'lost'], while air escape through a specialized system of gates and vents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting
Discovered in the Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, in 1817,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Apollo_(Pompeii)
2 BC.
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'..only the upper part is preserved. The goddess, daughter of Leto and sister of Apollo, pulls back the bow string in order to shoot an arrow.'
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