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"title": "Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines",
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"title": "For Modern America from the Ancient Near East",
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Silver threads used to denote jewelry have tarnished and appear black. The unfinished border reveals that outlines and stitches for the vines were sewn last.",
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