At 0:01, the speaker says "Starting in the 1500s", but the Greeks knew how to bronze cast and they lived WAAAAY before the 1500s. Any clarifications would help a ton! Thanks!

I'm not certain, but is it possible you're getting confused between the 1500's BCE and 1500's CE? We're very used to translating 'the 1500's' in our heads to mean the latter, but here I think the former is being referred to. But perhaps you meant the Greeks used this method prior to the 1500's BCE, in which case please provide a reference.

this is completely unrelated to art but does anyone know what the primary subtitled language for this video is? ex: 0:13 the writing above english

It appears to me to be a font of modern Hebrew. Start looking there.

What is the coin penny made out of? I saw a penny that has been in high temperature, and it turned into golden color.

Since the early 1980's, U.S. pennies have been made with 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.

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Casting bronze: lost-wax method

Name: Casting bronze: lost-wax method
Uploaded: 2017-10-21T20:40:57Z
Description: Bronze, a combination of copper, tin, and other metals, has long been prized for its ability to register fine details. Watch indirect lost-wax casting, a technique developed by artists in the 1500s.

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Bronze, a combination of copper, tin, and other metals, has long been prized for its ability to register fine details. Watch indirect lost-wax casting, a technique developed by artists in the 1500s. Created by Getty Museum.

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Dane Sheridan
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Thanks!
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  I'm not certain, but is it possible you're getting confused between the 1500's BCE and 1500's CE? We're very used to translating 'the 1500's' in our heads to mean the latter, but here I think the former is being referred to. But perhaps you meant the Greeks used this method prior to the 1500's BCE, in which case please provide a reference.
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this is completely unrelated to art but does anyone know what the primary subtitled language for this video is?
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0:13
the writing above english
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What is the coin penny made out of? I saw a penny that has been in high temperature, and it turned into golden color.
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Casting bronze: lost-wax method

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