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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 7883423, member: 110350&quot;]The same is true of ancient Greek and Roman marble sculptures assembled from pieces. Anyone who&#039;s been to a classical art museum, I&#039;m sure, has noticed that in modern practice, although as much original material as possible is used, gaps are filled in with plaster rather than marble, usually in a whiter color so the contrast with the original material is clearly evident. And missing appendages aren&#039;t always supplied. Even the Venus de Milo, rediscovered in 1820, is still missing her arms. (The Wikipedia article has a photo of an old proposed restoration of them, never carried out.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, a lot of ancient vases and other pottery are reassembled from fragments, and missing pieces are, I believe, either supposed to be left as is, or filled in with undecorated pieces that are clearly modern. Trying to repaint the modern pieces to match the original, and selling a vase without disclosure of having done so, are obviously deceptive practices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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