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José Chávez Morado, 'Carnaval en Huejotzingo (Carnival in Huejotzingo)' (detail), 1939. Oil on canvas, 71.1 x 96.5 cm. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Loyal Davis © DACS 2013.
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28 September 2012
In the Reynolds Room, a John Madejski Fine Room
Historian Michael Wood explores the living bronze casting tradition of South India, looking at masterpieces from the Chola Empire (ninth to twelfth century). The talk also includes footage of the casting of a bronze by a family of hereditary masters from Swamimalai, who still use the ancient lost wax technique.
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Find out more about Michael Wood's 'The Story of India'.
