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New York City. Copper with brass elements.
P L A T E 3 6 Statue of Liberty, 1886 ,
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H : 5.24 m; w: 5.18 m. Shown before conservation, the statue illustrates the typical
appearance of a brochantite patina. Some streaking and staining are visible on the
patina moving down from the ear and also over the proper right hand (not shown).
P L A T E 37 Great Buddha, 1252, Kotoku-in Temple, Kamakura, Japan. Hollow bronze.
H : 13.35 m. The general patina is brochantite on the back and west-facing sides,
atacamite on the south side.
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