FireTower@lemmy.worldM to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCEmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social
arrow-up1166arrow-down1imageBronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCEmedia.kbin.socialFireTower@lemmy.worldM to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social
minus-squareIndescribablySad@threads.net@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoThat’s incredible. How did they apply the pattern? Is it gold/copper wire set onto the crystal or is it carved into the crystal itself?
minus-squareiltoroargentolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoAliens… /s But seriously, this looks like something my cyberpunk character would lug around with them.
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoGood question, my guess is gold damascene which is basic what you’re describing. Make a groove in the material then hammer wire into it. https://youtu.be/4KM7ySNWuqU?si=
That’s incredible. How did they apply the pattern? Is it gold/copper wire set onto the crystal or is it carved into the crystal itself?
Aliens…
/s
But seriously, this looks like something my cyberpunk character would lug around with them.
Good question, my guess is gold damascene which is basic what you’re describing. Make a groove in the material then hammer wire into it.
https://youtu.be/4KM7ySNWuqU?si=