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Bronze Chinese Warrior Figurine

This bronze dates to the early 1900's and has very fine detail and patina treatment.  The foot broke
off and had been glued.

I inserted a stainless steel rod into the leg and foot to reinforce the repair.  I used epoxy resin to join
the foot to the leg, because heat would destroy the delicate patina.  I washed and waxed the figurine
in order to preserve its surface and enhance the sculptural features and patina.

                                                                                                               Unfortunately, the green in the background detracts from
                                                                                                               this close-up picture.
                                                                                                              

Most of my time was spent resculpting the area where the parts were joined.  The objective is to make the repair
as invisible as possible.