How did gold achieve a significance class in dignity and worship?
The “Gold of Troy” treasure hoard excavated in Turkey and dating to the era 2450 -2600 B.C., show the range of gold-work from delicate jewellery to a gold gravy boat weighing a full troy pound. This was a time when gold was highly valued, but had not yet become money itself. Rather, it was owned by the powerful and well-connected, or made into objects of worship, or used to decorate sacred locations.
