КАС.З. / KAS.Z. / Sculpture Ermak m / r

Orokin V.F. - caster, self-taught sculptor, master of reduction, author of models for artistic casting. The model of the "Ermak" statuette was made in the 1890s of the same-name original sculpture created in 1878 by a Russian sculptor, academician of sculpture P.P. Zabello, who specialized in the field of portrait plastic. Ermak (Ermak Timofeevich) - Cossack chieftain, a native of the Urals. In the 1580s, he conquered the Siberian Khanate of Kuchum and ensured the annexation of the Siberian lands to the Russian state. Glorified in Russian literature and folk epic as a hero - the conqueror of Siberia. The figure of a bearded man in height, in chain mail and a helmet. Behind his back he holds a saber horizontally: his right hand touches the scabbard, the left one lies on the hilt. The Kasli plant has been casting Ermak since the 1890s.
Year of creation of the model, late XIX century., Material, cast iron - "Dutch soot", Author, P.P. Zabello, Weight (kg), 1.54, Length (mm), 100, Width (mm), 105, Height (mm), 235