Thursday, 18 July 2013

ADVANCES IN JEWELRY MAKING 2600BC

Artisans develop the lost-wax jewelry casting technique. The process allows for improved hardness and colour variation which in turn broadens the market for gold products.
Wax models are mounted on a trunk of wax to form a 'wax tree'. The wax is later melted out and molten gold is cast in the cavity.

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