Scythian History Co-op. Week 4: Metalworking

Week 4: We made gold medallions.

This week at the Scythian History Co-op we talked about metal workers. Many gold objects have been found in Scythinan burial mounds. We learned about the animal designs and possible uses for the metal objects such as bridle pieces for horses.

Then we made our own "metal" objects. Since we didn't have the money or expertise to work with gold we used polymer clay.

The clay medallions were baked and then "precious gems and stones" were added.

We substituted beads for the stones and gems.

Lastly the clay was painted to look like gold with gold model paint.

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