Mocking Chyortik Imp [Kasli]

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Mocking Chyortik Devil [Kasli]. Imps are small, lively sprites, or fiends. They are often described as mischievous rather than threatening, and as lesser beings rather than more important supernatural beings. They resemble a devilish satyr with their goat horns, hooves, and a long tail. They often portrayed as lonely little creatures in search of human attention, hence the double-handed mocking "thumbing nose" pose.

Cast iron (Dutch soot). Shiny black finish. New condition. 3" in height, 6½" width. Made in Kasli circa 1980-1984.

Nicely detailed lost-wax casting from the Kasli Artistic Foundry in The Kasli Metallurgical Plant in Yekaterinburg (Ekaterinburg) in the Ural Mountains, Russia. This significant mountain ridge forms the border between Europe and Asia. Kasli (named after the town of Kasli) is an iron foundry, iron-making, machine-building, and gold-mining plant (at different periods) which arose on the banks of the river Iset (Исеть), and was one of the best of its kind in its day.