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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 708786, member: 5833"]I think this is very likely. It's what happened with lava & probably became necessary to do large decorative plaques if they were not to crack under their own weight. A trade secret, no doubt, as they would want you to believe pieces are still made the traditional way. Probably one way to distinguish newer from older pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more I look at Jesus, the more I think he is supposed to look like calcaire petrifie, but isn't.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 708786, member: 5833"]I think this is very likely. It's what happened with lava & probably became necessary to do large decorative plaques if they were not to crack under their own weight. A trade secret, no doubt, as they would want you to believe pieces are still made the traditional way. Probably one way to distinguish newer from older pieces. The more I look at Jesus, the more I think he is supposed to look like calcaire petrifie, but isn't.[/QUOTE]
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