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Originally Posted by Dom
Thanks everybody for your sweet words
to Atlanta 
no, it's not Statue of Mary ... 
I'm may be a little bit "iconoclast" but I respect all religions, and what it's related to 
this statue, want to be, a representation for an "angel" ... nothing sacrilege, to adorn it with old Moroccan necklaces 
the Buddha, is Thai ± 18th century, in wood gilded, a nice piece, I love it
your "Nandi", looks great like that, but should be white ... no ?
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Hi Dom,
An angel? LOL, has she lost her wings?
I thought the Thai Buddha might be gilded wood but couldn't see if it was gilded bronze on a gilded wood base from the picture. It's very nice and you are lucky to not have any damage to the figure itself. I like the way that you have overcome the issue of the base and mounted it on an acrylic stand.
'Nandi'.... Well, I assume he's a representation of Nandi because of his carved garlands and cheeky grin! But I'm open to suggestions
I think it was probobly carved to fit into a cornice, possibly in a temple. I assume that is why he's not painted white?
Best
Gene