Avanton gold hat
Gold hat (c. 1500 - 1200 BC.) found at Avanton, near Poitiers, France. The wafer thin cone was made from a single ingot of gold and hammered into shape while repeatedly heating the metal so it anneals, or softens, to avoid brittleness and tearing.
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Keywords: age, anneal, avanton, background, black, bronze, ceremonial, cone, france, french, gold, hammered, hat, ingot, metal, poitiers, prehistoric, prehistory
