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For what it's worth, I spent an entire semester researching possible gold links between Schliemann's Troy and the Royal Graves at Ur. My eyes glazed over while
by every 5y ago
For what it's worth, I spent an entire semester researching possible gold links between Schliemann's Troy and the Royal Graves at Ur. My eyes glazed over while reading and I was unable to finish the piece...
- tiahura 5y agoDo you mean you were investigating whether gold from Troy came from Ur? What were your conclusions?
- every 5y agoNo, it was more in terms of techniques, motifs and styles of working the medium. Possible cultural contacts, mostly via trade, were a consideration. There were similarities between the two but so was the case with the Incas who obviously had no contact. I concluded the similarities were mostly the result of the medium itself, pure gold. It lends itself to wire, leaf and embossed designs for decoration and is ill-suited for anything utilitarian...
- prox 5y agoHow many carats is pure gold? I only know of 9 and 18 carat gold.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoPure is 24. It's too soft to make good jewelry, so you'd only see 24K gold in an object that was meant to be owned as a conversation piece of some kind, but not worn.
- prox 5y agoThank you for the answer!