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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 493315, member: 5833"]Every place the paint has come away & the focus is sharp enough to show it, I see color and grain consistent with elephant ivory.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We wouldn't paint a white marble sculpture either, but it was once SOP. And India has liked to use henna on ivory:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]162904[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 493315, member: 5833"]Every place the paint has come away & the focus is sharp enough to show it, I see color and grain consistent with elephant ivory. We wouldn't paint a white marble sculpture either, but it was once SOP. And India has liked to use henna on ivory: [ATTACH=full]162904[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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