Himalayan Art Resources

Sculpture: Surface Types

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Surface Types:
- Gold 'gilt': Nepal, Tibet, China, Mongolia (colour differences)
- Cold Gold & Painted Faces
- Inlay, Metals: gold, copper, silver
- Inlay, Stones
- Incising/engraving: (robes, letters, design, three syllables, donor inscriptions, etc.)
- Varnish

Jeff Watt 11-2016