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We would strongly suggest that you leave
identification of these amulets to the experts as this
is an exceptionally complex process, but out of interest
we have listed some of the key features that would
typically be examined in the physical composition and
general appearance
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White spots may be seen and
assumed to be caused by Pratat or white
shell powder. |
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Red spots may be seen and
assumed to be caused by sacred powder of old
wrecked Buddha Images. |
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Black spots assumed to be
caused by sacred powder of pollen, sacred
ashes of burnt Dharma books and / or ashes
of incense sticks. |
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Green spots assumed to be
caused by fragments og green stone or
possibly lichen or fungus. |
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.Brown spots, assumed to be
caused by sacred powder of 108 flowers.
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Sacred sands, which were
known to have been included in Somdej Phra
Buddhacharn Toh's sacred ceremonies. |
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White knobs, assumed to be
caused by Pratat powder. the majority of
which were found on the back of the amulets. |
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Gold powder, thought to be
old gold that was formely used to cover the
Chairman's Buddha Image of Wat Rakhang. |
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Some little knobs, assumed to
be caused by 5 kinds of sacred powder
namely; Phra Buddha Khun Powder, Pattamung
Powder, Tri Ni Singhe Powder, Maha Rach
Powder, Itti Jae Powder. |
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Occasionally parts of the
amulet had a sunk in appearance thought to
be caused by high temperature, time, and the
change in seasons, temperature and humidity.
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Some amulets have an oily skin, assumed to
be caused by the addition of too much
Tung Yow oil during the production process.
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Some sacred amulets are
covered with gold or black lacquer and were
later cleaned because the owner had wanted
to see the true face of the amulet.
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White stains, assumed to be
caused by, 1. Possibly a white powder that
was sprinkled onto the mould whilst being
pressed into the mould. 2.Fungus or
algae, which in the past has been mistakenly
removed |
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Cracked or broken skins due
to changes in weather, humidity and
temperature. Not often seen with those
amulets made with Tung Yow oil.
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Unique fragrance, assumed to
be caused by the powder of 108 pollens and
Juntra oil. |
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Broken
lines on the surface assumed to be caused by
irregular drying of the outer and inner
skin. |
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1.Crab’s trail
Under magnification one can often see a
feature known as a “crab’s trail” on the surface,
something similar to the imprint that a miniature crab
would have left had it walked over the amulet.
Under a magnification in excess of X10
you may also witness what appears to be similar to tiny
worms on the surface.
2.Ponds and canals
The rough surface of the amulet under
magnification appears to be similar to that of the
moon's surface, full of craters and canals.
3.Colourful effects
Some owners
report a variety of colours, such as green, brown, grey
and yellow under magnification.
Cleary there are a significant number of other factors,
not least of which are the actual dimensional aspects,
but needless to say unless you have spent years studying
these amulets, absolute identification is an almost
impossible task. One of the reasons that we insist that
the amulet we have available is accompanied by a meeting
with Thailand's leading expert
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