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Do you mean you were investigating whether gold from Troy came from Ur? What were your conclusions?
by tiahura 5y ago
Do 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!