@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 4 months agoEgyptian priest's ring with hieroglyphics, gold, 664–525 BCElemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down11
arrow-up1124arrow-down1imageEgyptian priest's ring with hieroglyphics, gold, 664–525 BCElemmy.world@[email protected]M to Historical [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoAt the time, would this be easier to make in a cast or with a little chisel?
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish6•4 months agoI’m no expert on ancient metallurgy, but I think gold is pretty easy to work, so probably with tools rather than a cast.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoDefinitely looks like tool marks in the crevaces
At the time, would this be easier to make in a cast or with a little chisel?
I’m no expert on ancient metallurgy, but I think gold is pretty easy to work, so probably with tools rather than a cast.
Definitely looks like tool marks in the crevaces