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From the Vault: Gold, Metal of the Sun

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Gold Plating - The Ancient Mythic Geography

Throughout history, gold craftspeople have also turned to gold plating. But it wasn't till 15 hundred b c that we see more durable gilding. The application of gold foil to silver and copper was largely superseded in roman times by a process known as amalgam Gilding.

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