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<p>[QUOTE="Asian Fever, post: 325348, member: 4494"]I am sorry to say that but I think this is nothing related with old. It should be a new replica in the near 10 years. Also the material made of it is man-made stone also called stone powder mix, which uses unsaturated polyester resin as compond and mixed with glass powder, marble powder, silica sand, calcite powder, dolomite powder and some flame retardants and color powder.</p><p>If the base of the "Guanyin" can be taken off, you can see man-made scratches on its bottom.</p><p>Remember never buy stone sculptures which bottom is sticked with a base. They are trying to hide and fool consumers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Asian Fever, post: 325348, member: 4494"]I am sorry to say that but I think this is nothing related with old. It should be a new replica in the near 10 years. Also the material made of it is man-made stone also called stone powder mix, which uses unsaturated polyester resin as compond and mixed with glass powder, marble powder, silica sand, calcite powder, dolomite powder and some flame retardants and color powder. If the base of the "Guanyin" can be taken off, you can see man-made scratches on its bottom. Remember never buy stone sculptures which bottom is sticked with a base. They are trying to hide and fool consumers.[/QUOTE]
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