Commentary for Bava Metzia 120:10

ואיזהו תרבית המרבה בפירות כיצד לקח הימנו חטין בדינר זהב הכור וכן השער עמדו חטין בל' דינרין

Raba permitted arrows to be painted. R. Pappa b. Samuel allowed baskets to be painted. But did we not learn, MEN, CATTLE, AND UTENSILS MAY NOT BE PAINTED? — There is no difficulty; one refers to new, the other to old.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Old utensils may not be painted, as the purpose is to deceive and make them look new. But new ones may be painted to improve their appearance. ');">¹⁰</span>

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