[Bernard Marx]

The gold disc with bees is a fine example of a goldsmithing technique called granulation. Tiny gold beads of uniform size are used to make intricate decorations on a gold base. The Etruscans were unparalled masters at it. They created some amazing works of art using it, with what we'd call primitive furnaces and tools.

The question that remains today is how did they do it? In very recent years modern smiths have been able to duplicate the technique using cutting-edge technology but we still have no idea how the Etruscans accomplished it. How were they able to make the beads of such uniform size? How were they able to bond them to gold objects using no flux (a method called eutectic bonding) using ancient technology? No one knows.

[Daffynition]

Whoever the artisan was, they had to have small fingers. Perhaps a woman? The work is stunning.

I didn't know that the Capitoline Wolf, was considered an Etruscan bronze, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.