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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lecollectionneur, post: 456025, member: 8569&quot;]As I&#039;ve repaired a lot of votive items, kissing give a specific patina, only at one place, a very high polishing aspect, orthodox as catholic doesn&#039;t kiss on every parts, and normally not every time too, for example the icon is hold by the priest and given to kiss at the beginning and the end of ceremonial.</p><p>Another point is very important concerning metal items, from a long time the brass as bronze are very expensive due to the wars and make russian masters to work with iron as germans at the beginning from the 19th century, then consider that all oklads for example, silver or metal are very thin as many other usual items, then a plaque made in this manner does to be made by repoussé technique and not cast, casting is a very ancient technique and if the item was around 1&#039;000 AC or before make less suspicious with weight.</p><p>Not easy to translate but I hope you understand me.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie17" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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