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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 421650, member: 201"]I think it's wonderful to see a representation of ancestors that far back.</p><p><br /></p><p>The softness of the work makes me think of pastels. If they are pastels, be careful about touching the paper surface because the color could smudge or come off. I don't know if they had a way to stop that from happening in those days the way people do today with modern fixatives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 421650, member: 201"]I think it's wonderful to see a representation of ancestors that far back. The softness of the work makes me think of pastels. If they are pastels, be careful about touching the paper surface because the color could smudge or come off. I don't know if they had a way to stop that from happening in those days the way people do today with modern fixatives.[/QUOTE]
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