Transcription: Metal Smith Metal smiths in ancient Egypt often worked with copper. Copper is bendable and can be hammered into shape. It can also be melted. Melting copper and pouring it into molds was a good way to make blades and small statues. Gold was plentiful in ancient Egypt, and it is even easier to shape than copper. Wealthy people wore golden jewelry and sat in chairs decorated with gold. Silver was rarer and more valuable than gold. 500 years after the Giza pyramids were built, Egyptians began to use bronze. Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin. It is harder than both copper and gold, so it is be ...
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