In re-reading your post, I think I should have commented on what was precipitated.
First, if there were any remnants of the parts after you dissolved with AR, it's most likely you lost your gold in filtration. No big deal if you kept the filter and contents, for it's easy to incinerate the filter and start over with AR.
Assuming you did manage to dissolve everything, your gold would then be in solution. A simple test with stannous chloride (which should be at your disposal BEFORE you think of dissolving values---otherwise you'll have no way of knowing where the values are, or if they are all down after precipitation).
Now then, unless you have taken steps to eliminate any unused nitric, it's highly unlikely you would achieve precipitation. Adding water in and of itself won't serve the purpose---you are not trying to dilute the nitric, it must be eliminated, or bound, so it can no longer dissolve the gold that is present.
Armed with the above, assuming you test a solution that has an abundance of free acid (nitric), the test will often flash the expected color, then be immediately dissolved, so the end result, unless you are very fast on your feet, is to assume that there are no values present.
Evaporation, or in lieu of, the use of urea, is VERY important. Do not omit one or the other from your operation.
Try removing the substance that came down first, and give it a wash in HCl. If it doesn't dissolve, and remains a tan color, it's possible you have gold there, but I can't see your picture, so I have no idea what the substance looks like.
I implore you------don't do these things blindly. Have testing capabilities, and follow the directions. Otherwise, when things go south, it's almost impossible for anyone to determine what went wrong.
Before you do anything, be certain to test your solution now. Because you haven't followed the guidelines, it's hard to say where the gold is, and it could very well still be in solution. A stannous test should reveal if it is, or not, even if the acid content is extremely high. Look for any signs of a purple reaction the moment you apply the test to a drop of solution that has been removed from the vessel. Place the drop in a cavity in a spot plate, or in lieu of a spot plate, you can use a white plastic spoon, or even some white paper or a cotton swab. You likely understand that you should NOT test the solution in the vessel. Only tiny samples that are removed are needed. You can fetch a drop with a glass stirring rod, which is more than enough.
Luck!
Harold
