piece molding

…In Greece, large statues were made from bronze using wax and sand casting. Since the original large sculptures were often carved from wood or stone rather than cast, piece molding was also carried out by cutting the molds into several parts. Bronze was also used from an early period for the main parts of architecture, especially doors. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "piece molding" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ギリシアでは蠟型法や砂型法sand castingによる大型の彫像が青銅で作られた。また原型となる大型彫刻は塑造よりも木彫，石彫が多かったので，これらから型をいくつかの部分に分けてとる込型鋳造piece moldingも行われた。また青銅は早くから建築の主要な部分，とくに扉などにも使われた。…

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