2010
Chimera, Archaeological Museum
As the original Etruscan ‘Chimera’ was sent to the United States, the Superintendence and the Archaeological Museum of Florence asked the Marinelli Foundry to make a mould on the original work. The “identical” cast was placed at entrance to the museum.
Mould on the original at Archaeological Museum
Plaster mothermold execution at Archaeological Museum
Silicon Moulds and plaster mothermolds at the Foundry
Wax retouching in the Foundry
Some of the waxes in the Foundry
Application of the "drains" in the Foundry
F. Marinelli Jr. presenting the posthumous first edition original of the Chimera at Archaeological Museum