Gallery: 3D-Print Your Own Ancient Art at Museum Scanathon
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Gian Pablo Villamil watches his MakerBot print a miniature of *Nandi*, Shiva's mount. *Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired*
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*Seated Ganesha*, an Indian sculpture from the 13th century, captured and reprinted in translucent plastic. *Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired*
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Holding his printed replica, Christian Pramuk explains how he captured *Seated Ganesha* *Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired*
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A screenshot of *Seated Ganesha*, imaged in the 123D Catch desktop software. *Image: Courtesy of Christian Pramuk*
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Replica of *Mythical bird-man*, from Central Thailand around 1775-1850. Pramuk captured just one side, then used a mirror image to complete the statuette. *Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired*
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*Ritual vessel in the shape of a rhinoceros*, Chinese, late 1100s to 1050 BCE, with 3D-printed replica. *Photo: Christian Pramuk*
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*The Buddha Variochana*, Indonesia, 800-850, in 3-D rendering on an iPad, and in printed form. *Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired*
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Digital rendering of *Scene from the epic Ramayana: Kumbhakarna battles the monkeys*, Angkor, 1100-1200, stitched to an iPhone case. *Image: Courtesy of Christian Pramuk*
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*Scene from the epic Ramayana* in wireframe. The camera icons on the left show the locations of Pramuk's photos. *Image: Courtesy of Christian Pramuk*
