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[constantinusphilo]

While much emphasis is placed on fine gold and silver pieces of antiquated jewelry, many pieces worn by lower social classes in Rome would have been made out of bronze or other less expensive metals.
Why is 'would have' used here? Would it not be more correct to say simply 'were made out of bronze etc'?

 

[Barque]

It sounds as if that sentence is about ancient Rome. The writer doesn't know for sure, but he's reasonably certain. That's what "would have" conveys. It's a hypothesis.

Please tell us your source.

 

[Tarheel]

Rather than antiquated, say antique jewelry

 

[emsr2d2]

@constantinusphilo As always, you must provide the source and author of the quote in post #1.

 

[constantinusphilo]

It is from Wikipedia

 

[emsr2d2]

It is from Wikipedia.

Remember to end every sentence with an appropriate punctuation mark. Please provide a link to the relevant Wikipedia article.

 

[constantinusphilo]

Roman Jewelry.

 

[Barque]

That's the title of the article. This is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_jewelry