| Bronze has long been known throughout history of | | | | these centuries were crafted by the Lost-Wax |
| touching several cultures all over the world for many | | | | Casting Method, and most all were of religious |
| centuries, and just as each of the other cultures of | | | | representation of some realm. The Western region |
| past time, India too carries its own unique relationship | | | | did include various items such as incense burners and |
| with the material of bronze. India's connection with | | | | other ritual objects like lamp bearers. Many of the |
| bronze has gone back over 3000 years, and is still a | | | | statues in this region were most always highly |
| very widely used metal today for many things, but it | | | | decorated with eyes of jewels, and inlays of gold or |
| is most commonly associated with India's statues of | | | | silver to enhance, and beautify their god or goddess. |
| gods and goddesses within the religions. | | | | The Eastern regional bronze items of various gods |
| India is a very large country that is often broken | | | | such as Vishnu and Shiva were most always created |
| down into regions when it comes to bronze history. | | | | in the area's Buddhist monasteries. In South India, |
| These regional areas with the distinct beginnings of | | | | bronze was used to make jewelry, coins, numerous |
| bronze are Western Indian bronze, the Eastern Indian | | | | variations of the Hindu gods and goddesses in |
| bronze, and the South Indian bronze The sculptural | | | | representational forms. |
| bronze that flourished within Western Indian bronze is | | | | It was during the Chola period that the bronze |
| of the time periods ranging from 6th century to the | | | | statues would include sensuality, clothing of detail and |
| 12th century, and had a strong bond with mostly | | | | extra adorning jewelry. The Chola period was the |
| Jainism. The Eastern Indian bronze is found to have | | | | first in the detail, clarity and overall formations of |
| been its strongest during the 9th century, and had its | | | | their bronze statues. There is also the creativity of |
| biggest associations with Shiva and Vishnu of | | | | idealistic balance and realism in a manor of heroism. |
| Hinduism. South Indian bronze was also strongly tied | | | | It is in this time period that the many famous |
| to the gods and goddess statues representative of | | | | formations of Shiva were born such as Shiva is |
| Hinduism, but had heights in flourishing popularity from | | | | detailed with Lakshmi, there is the dancing Shiva, |
| the 8th century throughout the 16th century. | | | | Shiva and Parvati and so forth. |
| The bronze casting methods used within India during | | | | |