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To: steve86
The article said Italian marble over 100 years old. Do you know if they were sculpted in Italy or domestically? Either way, I'm guessing there's a level of workmanship that would be a pretty scarce commodity today.

If it's a relatively clean break, the respective pieces can be drilled and fitted back together with a metal rod. If it's shattered into multiple pieces then it would take a little more extensive work.

Worst case, if larger pieces are missing, there's always the possibility that a section could be carved out from underneath the base and resculpted from photos to match the original.

14 posted on 12/01/2012 5:53:32 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Joe 6-pack

the sad thing is that now we’ll increasingly have to lock up our gardens and parks and trails and boat launches etc so vandals won’t get after them...


17 posted on 12/01/2012 6:42:55 PM PST by cherry
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To: Joe 6-pack
Yes, I should have said not extraordinarily valuable like the Pietà but still highly treasured by Grotto patrons and worthy of a careful repair.
26 posted on 12/01/2012 10:47:36 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
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