A method of casting metal or glass in a mold, the cavity of which, or the positive of the form to be made, is formed with wax which is then melted or burned off, and displaced by molten metal or glass.
This term has 3 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Technique
300053113
casting, wax
cire perdue
cire-perdue
cire-perdue process
lost wax
lost wax casting
lost wax process
lost-wax casting
wax casting
13yrs ago
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