Bronze Bird Figure-Marble Base-Traditional shops Lost Wax Method-Ancient Greek Art

shops Bronze Bird Figure-Marble Base-Traditional Lost Wax Method-Ancient Greek Art

Details:
Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Material: Pure Bronze
Height: 44 cm(17.3 inches)
Width: 16 cm(6.3 inches)
Weight: 1.5 kg

In ancient Greece, birds were frequently used to predict the outcome of coming events. There are no less than thirty-five episodes in the Iliad where different birds bring forecasts about the future and, in particular, specific military missions and battles. The practice of taking directions, counsels, omens, and divinations from birds, known as ornithomanteia, has been described as one of the oldest scientific practices in the world. All our bronze items, are cast in Greece, using the traditional 'lost wax' method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in patination and colouring. Each piece is, therefore, unique.(34-565-A)