Gold has long been reminiscent of the glory of the sun. It was a natural fit for the Incan ancients that worked with this lustrous metal, as well as the ancient Egyptians goldsmiths who created the stunning work that is still being unearthed.

It is so soft a metal and so malleable that it’s been said that one ounce of gold could be stretched to a thin wire 50 miles long. This must have been so inviting to primitive people with few tools. Much early gold work was hammered out, creating wonderful pieces of gold jewelry that astound us to this very day with their beauty.

The basic gold jewelry casting methods developed in ancient Egypt are still being used today!