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    "localId": "94477",
    "label": "Teardrop-Shaped Bead",
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    "id": "94477",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Teardrop-Shaped Bead",
    "date": "1980–1801 BCE",
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    "dimensionsRaw": "Average: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)",
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    "tec": "gold over calcite gesso core",
    "tombstone": "Teardrop-Shaped Bead, 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Gold over calcite gesso core; average: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.797.m",
    "collection": "Egypt - Middle 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. 177; Mentioned: p. 177"
        }
    ],
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