Wow! Thank you all for the generous compliments. To answer your questions: The piece is 17" x 21" x 1/4"thick. The original was sculpted in wax over a period of nine months, and the piece was cast in bronze. I used the lost wax technique with a ceramic shell mold for the pour. I had problems getting the sword thin enough for my satisfaction so I cast it separately, and ground it down once it was in bronze. The patina was your basic liver of sulphur and ferric nitrate combo. I am in the middle of putting together a web site (well trying anyway) should have some more picts once I am finished processing my images.