I really like the piece. However, I was very disappointed... one side of the sculpture had two black spots baked into it and the other side  had several scratches on it. I don't believe it happened during transport because it was triple boxed with foam peanuts. I just don't think it was possible to be damaged in transit. I know the black spots were there before it was packed because it is baked in. I suspect the scratches were there before packing or during packing.