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I guess my ignorance shows here but I can only be impressed by their perfect symmetry, the perfect round little balls etc... I understand skill was certainly r

by realo 1y ago

I guess my ignorance shows here but I can only be impressed by their perfect symmetry, the perfect round little balls etc... I understand skill was certainly required, but how were those made, exactly 2,000 years ago?

qoez 1y ago
Wouldn't you just have to make a mold and pour in molten metal? Plenty of talented sculptors around at the time.
- JKCalhoun 1y ago
  Lost-wax casting?
  - AngryData 1y ago
    That is what I would assume as well since these are cast items. That said, if this was a "skills test" of sort, it would be possible but exceedingly difficult to cast using hard molds and sand.
    - JKCalhoun 1y ago
      The inside looks like the hard part.