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    "localId": "130076",
    "label": "Mandarin Necklace",
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    "id": "130076",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Mandarin Necklace",
    "description": "Bead necklaces were worn by both high-ranking women and men, with a central string running over the person’s back and two side strings falling parallel to the necklace over the chest.<br><br>The white jade and coral beads are intricately carved and perforated. The central pendant is amethyst, while the green jade pendants are mounted in gold and enamel.",
    "date": "1700s",
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    "language": "en",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 137.2 cm (54 in.)",
    "cul": [
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    "tec": "jade and coral beads, pendants mounted in gold and enamel",
    "tombstone": "Mandarin Necklace, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade and coral beads, pendants mounted in gold and enamel; overall: 137.2 cm (54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Helen B. Warner, 1952.472",
    "collection": "China - Qing Dynasty",
    "didYouKnow": "This necklace includes 30 coral beads and 108 white jade beads.",
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    "creditline": "Gift of Helen B. Warner",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 06:42:50.282000",
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