Design of wax models for castability tests: A) setup of the sprues and vents (4 mm and 6 mm in diameter); B) preparation of the wax wire (1 mm, 2 mm, and 3 mm in diameter); C) soldering of the wax wire; D) the wax models once completed; E) setup of the metal mold; F) molds once completed; G) molding using refractory plaster; G) molds in the stove for dewaxing and baking; H) molds ready for metal pouring. Experiments carried out at Coubertin foundry, France, 2015. See Mille, Benoît. 2017. “D’une amulette en cuivre aux grandes statues de bronze, évolution des techniques de fonte à la cire perdue, de l’Indus à la Méditerranée, du 5e millénaire au 5e siècle av. J.-C.” PhD diss., Université de Paris-Nanterre et Université de Fribourg. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA100057..