Repoussé and chasing
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Repoussé or repoussage is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing or embossing is a similar technique
The Great Dish, or Great Plate of Bacchus, from the Roman Mildenhall Treasure
Golden mask from Colombia, at the Museo del Oro. Possibly from the Calima culture (100–500 AD)
Golden mask of Tutankhamun's mummy
One of twenty-three silver altar vessels believed to have been found in the Syrian village of Kurin. Silver repoussé, partially gilt. The Walters Art Museum.
Mask of Tutankhamun
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The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask that belonged to Tutankhamun, who reigned over the New Kingdom of Egypt from 1332 BC to 1323 BC, during the Eighteenth Dynasty. After being buried with
Repoussé and chasing
…Plate of Bacchus, from the Roman Mildenhall Treasure Golden mask from Colombia, at the Museo del Oro. Possibly from the Calima culture (100–500 AD) Golden mask of Tutankhamun's mummy Repoussé (French: ) or repoussage ( ) is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the…
Cairo Eg Museum Taa Mask Mostly Photographed
Back of the mask
The gold mask in situ, 1925
The mask on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum, 2026