The inscriptions on the marble tablets were originally filled with gold, making the carved letters more visible against the stone. However, after the British annexation of Mandalay in 1885, much of the gold was looted. Beginning in 1892, the inscriptions were instead filled with black ink to preserve their legibility.
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