Metalwork Collection (page 41)

Viking metalwork from a hoard on the Isle of Man
Viking metalwork, from a hoard found on the Isle of Man, in the Manx Museums collection

Bronze ritual vessel, Shang dynasty, China, 12th century BC

Interior of a Ironmongers, and plans of instruments, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
Interior of a Ironmongers, and plans of instruments, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777

Steel production: a forge with bellows to produce draught, 1556. In the foreground bars are being hammered with a mechanical hammer

Artists reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age, 1889. In the left background metal is being heated in a furnace, while at the right molten metal is being poured into a mould

Artists reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge, 1890. In the centre a smith is hammering iron, while in the background another is working at the furnace

Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch, c. 8th-11th century
Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch from Scandinavia in the gripping-beast style, from the Ashmoleons collection, c.8th-11th century

Wire Worker, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Wire Worker, 16th century

The Clasp Makers Workshop, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
The Clasp Makers Workshop, 16th century

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