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It has been suggested that the gold could have been balsam fir resin (has
other names too). It also grows in Asia, as do some varieties of
frankincense and myrrh (whose resin is extracted; use as poultices etc., in
arthritis, bones, etc.). Balsam fir resin was presumably more expensive than
Gold (Ag).
Last year I inquired that from a pigment chemist/maker in Germany. The
restorer/conservator there asked a German priest on my behalf, but he denied
that possibility. I do know others who agree, and they also happen to do
business in therapeutic-grade oils. In any case such information remains
esoteric before it gains acceptance, or never does. No harm either way.
venantius
> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 06:06:39 -0800 (PST)
> From: eric pinto <ericpin...@yahoo.com>
>
> According to tradition, the three gifts of the Magi were gold, frankincense
> and
>
> ??
> Merv
>
