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Stunning Bronze Sculpture Vercingetorix French Warr

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Stunning Bronze Sculpture Vercingetorix French Warr
Vercingetorix French Warrior King Bronze Sculpture, After Cordier 18"H x 6 1/2"D x 6 1/2"W 20 lbs. This bronze sculpture was produced using the "Lost Wax" casting method. The"Lost Wax" Cast method is the most precise metal casting technique in existence, ensuring exquisite detail of the original host model which is usually sculpted in clay or wax. This "Lost Wax" casting method is an extremely labor intensive and expensive process, but the end results produce a Heirloom Quality Masterpiece!Vercingetorix (pronounced [werki?'getoriks] in Latin, /?v?rs??'g?t?r?ks/ or /?v?rs?n'd??t?r?ks/ in English) (c. 82 BC - 46 BC) was the chieftain of the Arverni tribe known as the man who united the Gauls in an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars. Vercingetorix came to power in 52 BC, when he raised an army and was proclaimed king atGergovia. He soon established an alliance with other tribes and took control of their combined armies, leading them in Gaul's most significant revolt against Roman power. Vercingetorix surrendered to the Romans after being defeated at the Battle of Alesia in 51, after which he was imprisoned for five years. In 46 he was paraded through Rome as part of Caesar's triumph before being executed. Known primarily through Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Vercingetorix's revolt is frequently used as a heroic example of Gallic virtue and resolve.