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\u00a0<\/h3>\n

More Than Meets The Eye<\/h3>\n

POSTED ON APRIL 5, 2017
\n Read about the Courtauld’s Baroque frame and how XRF spectroscopy was performed on it\u00a0
\n Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/h3>\n

Observation, Connoisseurship And A Bit Of Detective Work<\/h3>\n

POSTED ON MAY 30, 2017
\n Read about decorative stone identification and Natasha’s collaboration with Dr. Ruth Siddall\u00a0
\n Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Collaborating With The Oxford University Museum of Natural History<\/h3>\n

POSTED ON JUNE 5, 2017
\n Read about Natasha’s\u00a0collaboration with Monica Price and her trip to the Oxford Museum of Natural History
\n Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n

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