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Ancient goldsmiths made sheet metal by hammering an ingot on an anvil. Because the metal became work-hardened and brittle during this process, it was occasionally annealed by being heated to a cherry red and quickly cooled in water. Most of the ancient jewelry in the DMA's collection was made at least partially from sheet metal, indicating that it was a common material for the ancient goldsmith.
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Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, with contributions from Anne R. Bromberg and John Dennis, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 21.
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General Description
Ancient goldsmiths made sheet metal by hammering an ingot on an anvil. Because the metal became work-hardened and brittle during this process, it was occasionally annealed by being heated to a cherry red and quickly cooled in water. Most of the ancient jewelry in the DMA's collection was made at least partially from sheet metal, indicating that it was a common material for the ancient goldsmith.
Excerpt from
Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, with contributions from Anne R. Bromberg and John Dennis, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 21.
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