Well the guard is keep the gold apart nicely and very fitting description you gave the lovely piece of art work .love the slate blue colour in the centre shape and very nice balance to this art work too my friend.
My thanks to all who leave comments for my work and to those of you who like one enough to make it a favourite. To touch just one person that way makes each image worthwhile. . . . . . . . . .. . . . "The question is not what you look at, but what you see" ~ Marcel Proust
Neat manip, BB.
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