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[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by alanint

Yet the barrel markings clearly show halos.

Yes, it's an enigma shrouded in a riddle which is cloaked in mystery.

Doug is very likely correct, but there's a lot of the white substance used to accent the characters all over the place, and this may help in creating an illusory artifact. Halos are apparent in the pics, but it's time to bring out the 10x loupe for a closer look. It's possible the white is re-creating the appearance of halos by interacting with whatever is left of them.