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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Magic Mirror’s Secrets Revealed
by Kelly Rectenwald, Objects Curator
8/17/2023
Magic Mirror, CT scan, Ethnicon Endo-Surgery, Amida Buddha, CAMConservation
Last month we took our Magic Mirror to Ethicon Endo-Surgery for analysis to learn more about this ancient bronze object and the seemingly magical way it can project the image of the Amida Buddha under certain lighting conditions.
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