Biblical Archaeology Review notes that Amenophis III of Egypt “honored the great god Amun with a temple at Thebes that was ‘ plated with gold throughout, its floor adorned with silver, [and] all its portals with electrum ’ ” — an alloy of gold and silver.
दिलचस्पी की बात है कि प्राचीन संसार में सोने का ऐसा प्रयोग किसी भी तरह असाधारण नहीं था ।