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    "localId": "152341",
    "label": "Seal of Doge Michele Steno (obverse)",
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    "id": "152341",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Seal of Doge Michele Steno (obverse)",
    "description": "This opulent seal, an example of the splendor surrounding the ruler of Venice, was once attached to a charter issued in 1409. Seals were molded or embossed and attached to official documents as evidence of authenticity. This example is thought to be one of the finest Venetian seals to be preserved.",
    "date": "1400–1409",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.198.a",
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    "language": "en",
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.198.a/1985.198.a_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Italy, Venice"
    ],
    "accession": "1985.198.a"
}

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    "tec": "repousé gold over a core of wax and resin",
    "tombstone": "Seal of Doge Michele Steno (obverse), 1400–1409. Italy, Venice. Repousé gold over a core of wax and resin; diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.198.a",
    "collection": "MED - Gothic",
    "inscriptions": [
        {
            "inscription": "the figures of the Doge and St. Mark are identified by the inscription. "
        }
    ],
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    "creditline": "Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 07:52:28.828000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1985.198.a/1985.198.a_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 152341,
    "dept": "Medieval Art",
    "coll": "MED - Gothic",
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