This white onyx piece sat in pieces in the basement when I first found it. My first step was to collect up all of the pieces and clean them. After a lot of scrubbing and rinsing with the hose, the bright white stone beneath came shining through.
Next, I had to put together the broken wings and reattach the female's arms. A 2 part epoxy resin worked perfectly for joining the stone parts. While the glue dried on the sculpture I moved on to repair it's green-stone platform. The large piece of stone had broken right down its center and would be a challenge to repair. I began by routing grooves perpendicular to the main crack. In these grooves I set copper nails in epoxy, forming a strong bond between the stones. 
Once all parts had dried, I fastened on the angel's wings and lifted the sculpture onto its platform. (Nearly crushing all fingers in the process!)
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| Completed Statue with newly carved hands. |
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