Prabhā Studies · Foundry & Field School
Autumn Lecture Series / No. VII / Mylapore · Hall 3
A talk on lost-wax bronze, c. 850–1279 · நடராஜர்

The Dancer
stands still,
the ring keeps burning.

Six centuries of Chola foundries, read through a single figure cast in panchaloha — copper, patina, and the geometry of motion at rest.

Lecture I · 64 min · with slides & archival plates
ஆனந்த தாண்டவம் Ānanda Tāṇḍava · the dance of bliss
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