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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.
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Mould on the original at Archaeological Museum
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Plaster mothermold execution at Archaeological Museum
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Silicon Moulds and plaster mothermolds at the Foundry
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Wax retouching in the Foundry
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Some of the waxes in the Foundry
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Application of the "drains" in the Foundry
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F. Marinelli Jr. presenting the posthumous first edition original of the Chimera at Archaeological Museum