The metal is probably not lead, but there are other metals (bismuth?) that look like lead and melt at body temperature. Also, the Romans drank water out of lead pipes, some think that led to their downfall and the following descent into the dark ages.
The metal is probably not lead, but there are other metals (bismuth?) that look like lead and melt at body temperature. Also, the Romans drank water out of lead pipes, some think that led to their downfall and the following descent into the dark ages.