Forging by hammering on copper between craftsmanship and creativity

Minerals are one of the most abundant elements in nature, and they have a strong and distinctive presence and influence in civilization. Humanity, as its multiple capabilities have contributed to the realization of many achievements, starting with simple metal tools To the strong compounds, the discovery of minerals is a revolution in the history of the development of human thought, as it moved from the era of The use of stones to the era of using minerals and the subsequent discovery of their strength and uniqueness, and one of the most important minerals Copper metal, which was used in the past in the manufacture of weapons and tools, had great effects in industrial development And utensils, as it was also used in the field of arts, as the ancient Egyptian artist used it in the molding of artworks And converting it to the ore bronze, and the use of copper ore in the technical field has gone through many stages of development, as The Coptic artist and Islamic artist used it to make brass vessels and lamps, which were not used For the utilitarian purpose only, but the artist has combined it with many artistic inscriptions of motifs and themes that abound in both Of those arts, Coptic and Islamic art left us with a great legacy of these copper artworks, which It was rich in artistic and aesthetic values, and the use of this noble material did not end with the end of those ages, but rather it was inherited.