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    "label": "Jar",
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    "id": "135839",
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    "title": "Jar",
    "date": "481–221 BCE",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)",
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            "citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.",
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            "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n24"
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