Blaze of Bronze: The Banpur-Achyutrajpur Collection and Other Metalcrafts of Odisha State Museum by Dr. Bhagyalipi Malla is a richly focused study of Odisha’s remarkable metalcraft heritage, with particular attention to the celebrated Banpur–Achyutrajpur collection preserved in the Odisha State Museum.

The book explores the artistic, technological, historical, and cultural dimensions of Odisha’s traditional metalworking traditions. Through detailed documentation and interpretation, Dr. Bhagyalipi Malla brings together objects that demonstrate the exceptional skill of Odishan artisans in working with bronze and other metals. The Banpur–Achyutrajpur collection provides a significant foundation for understanding the evolution of metalcraft, its distinctive forms and motifs, and its relationship with Odisha’s religious and social traditions.

Beyond the principal collection, the volume examines other important examples of metalcraft housed in the Odisha State Museum, offering readers a broader view of the state’s material culture. It highlights the craftsmanship, iconography, techniques, aesthetic vocabulary, and historical significance embodied in these objects.

Blaze of Bronze is therefore more than a catalogue of museum artefacts: it is a valuable contribution to the study and preservation of Odisha’s traditional metalcraft heritage. Combining scholarly research with close attention to the objects themselves, the book will be useful to historians, archaeologists, art historians, museum professionals, researchers, students, collectors, and anyone interested in the artistic heritage of Odisha.