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    "localId": "97011",
    "label": "Cylinder Seal of Mycerinus",
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    "title": "Cylinder Seal of Mycerinus",
    "date": "2573–2124 BCE",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Overall: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure (2532–2503 BCE)"
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    "collection": "Egypt - Old Kingdom",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999",
            "page_number": "Reproduced: p. 146; Mentioned: p. 146-147"
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