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The artworks of sculpture reach as far back as the times of the ancient Prehistoric Period. This clay model was completely covered in wax and then clay. India soon followed with creating sculptures with bronze, and then Europe and China showed evidence of bronze coming to be used by 2,100...

Although, working with silver had long been a part of the Russian artist culture, the perfections of enamel and enamel inlay later came to hit perfection of techniques approximately around the 16th. There are several enamel inlay techniques and applications, and many variation materials that the enamel mixture or even...

By now most all know of the original ivories being used belong to elephant's teeth and tusks or the woolly mammoth's teeth and tusks, but what about some of the other natural forms of ivory? One of the first on the list of natural ivory suppliers of yesterday and today...

India is a very large country that is often broken down into regions when it comes to bronze history. South Indian bronze was also strongly tied to the gods and goddess statues representative of Hinduism, but had heights in flourishing popularity from the 8th century throughout the 16th century. The Eastern...

The tradition of Faberge Eggs to commorate the tradition of Easter, which is continuing even today is a age old tradition which started with the Russian Tsar, during the festive season of Russian Orthodox Church. There was a surprise inside each egg and he was commissioned with making an Easter...

The basic traditional Russian Samovar is a large metal container used for heating and boiling water. Samovar is said to be of Russian origin with the proof of origination by the Russian "Samovar" named being stamped upon on the samovars of 18th century Iran. The water is heated by the fuel...

Sculpture is a three dimensional representation of an idea or a real life portrayal in wood, stone, ivory, precious stones, metals and even papier-mâché! Archaeological excavations have yielded innumerable sculptures, some dating back 35,000 years ago crafted from mammoth ivory. Although sculptures are done in coral, agate, amber, jade, animal bones...

Netsuke The history of Netsuke starts over 300 years ago in Japan. Since the traditional Japanese clothes did not have any pockets for carrying personal items of pipes, tobacco, seals, medicines, and money, the Japanese invented the small woven carrying cases or pouches. The Netsuke piece its self is a tiny...

The Jewish practice of honoring the mitzvahs is done by the reciting of the Kiddush. The Kiddush recitation is the words of honoring before every Shabbat and holiday meal. This honoring is a Jewish law from the Torah, and these required words before specific meals, long ago came to include...

Genuine mammoth ivory has replaced the void created by the global ban on elephant ivory. There are sculptors who have shifted base from elephant ivory carving to mammoth ivory carving due to the ban but mammoth ivory is legal worldwide as mammoth is an extinct animal. Even more than elephant ivory,...