▁and ▁Germany ▁and ▁br ass ▁in ▁the ▁Low ▁Count ries ▁cannot ▁be ▁satisf actor ily ▁determined ; ▁national ▁temper amente ▁is ▁im pressed ▁on ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁met als ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁methods ▁of ▁working ▁them . ▁Cent res ▁of ▁art istic ▁energy ▁shift ▁from ▁one ▁place ▁to ▁another ▁ow ing ▁to ▁wars , ▁con quest s ▁or ▁migr ations . ▁ ▁Roman ▁and ▁By z antine ▁Emp ires ▁ ▁Le aving ▁alone ▁remote ▁anti qu ity ▁and ▁starting ▁with ▁Imperial ▁Rome , ▁the ▁working ▁of ▁bronze , ▁inspired ▁probably ▁by ▁conquer ed ▁ ▁Greece , ▁is ▁clearly ▁seen . ▁There ▁are ▁ancient ▁bronze ▁doors ▁in ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Rom ulus ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Forum ; ▁others ▁from ▁the ▁bath s ▁of ▁Car ac alla ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Later an ▁Bas il ica , ▁which ▁also ▁contains ▁four ▁fine ▁gilt ▁bronze ▁fl uted ▁columns ▁of ▁the ▁Cor inth ian ▁order . ▁The ▁Nap les ▁Museum ▁contains ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁domestic ▁ut ens ils ▁of ▁bronze , ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁buried ▁towns ▁of ▁Pom pe ii ▁and ▁Her cul ane um , ▁which ▁show ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁per fection ▁in ▁the ▁working ▁of ▁the ▁metal , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁wide ▁application ▁of ▁its ▁use . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁mo or ings ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁fin ely ▁model led ▁animal ▁heads , ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁AD , ▁and ▁recovered ▁from ▁Lake ▁N emi ▁in ▁the ▁Alban ▁hills ▁some ▁years ▁ago , ▁show ▁a ▁further ▁acquaint ance