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    "localId": "127240",
    "label": "Figure Fragment",
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    "title": "Figure Fragment",
    "date": "c. 900–400 BCE",
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    "collection": "AA - Mesoamerica",
    "didYouKnow": "In ancient Mesoamerica, greenstone was more valuable than gold.",
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            "citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.",
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            "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n70"
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