Some protective resin coatings may damage metal artifacts (IMAGE)

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Some protective resin coatings may damage metal artifacts

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An untreated metal coin from the Northern Song Dynasty (left image) got rustier after a resin coating was applied and then exposed to light and heat (right image).

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Rui Tian

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