A new exhibit at New York's Brooklyn Museum called "Solid Gold" is a shining example of how gold has endured in various cultures throughout the centuries.
Items of high value, particularly gold and silver, were stolen along with works of cultural significance - such as paintings, sculptures, books and ceramics. Some of the looted valuables were ...
Credit: Zde/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The pair of stunning gold cups, called the “Vapheio Cups,” are considered masterpieces of ancient Greek art. The expertly crafted gold objects were found at ...
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UNDATED (WKRC) - An Olympic gold metal from over 120 years ago will go up for auction with its original ribbon and clasp. An Olympic gold metal from 1904 will soon go to auction. The medal was ...