
THE VASES APPEARED TO BE SEPARATED FROM ITS FOOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENTAL FALL. THE TWO HALF-SPHERES CONNECTING THE FOOT TO THE CHALICE WERE SHATTERED, WITH MANY PARTS CHIPPED OR MISSING. EVERY SINGLE ADHESIVE FACE OF EACH FRAGMENT WAS ROUGHED WITH DIAMOND MICRO-CUTTERS TO ENHANCE THE RESIN. THEN EACH FRAGMENT WAS ASSEMBLED AND THE GAPS FILLED WITH TRANSPARENT RESIN.

