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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 363519, member: 2844"]I agree with [USER=6974]@AuDragon[/USER] on the gilding. This was never covered in gold, only details, and the dots he mentioned. These alabaster Buddhas rarely had more gold. </p><p>The remains of the gold leaf square are the result of a devotional act, as AuD described. I still have some Thai gold leaf squares for the same purpose.</p><p>I don't mind the loss of gilding at all, it is testimony to his age. He is gorgeous as he is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 363519, member: 2844"]I agree with [USER=6974]@AuDragon[/USER] on the gilding. This was never covered in gold, only details, and the dots he mentioned. These alabaster Buddhas rarely had more gold. The remains of the gold leaf square are the result of a devotional act, as AuD described. I still have some Thai gold leaf squares for the same purpose. I don't mind the loss of gilding at all, it is testimony to his age. He is gorgeous as he is.[/QUOTE]
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