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        "tombstone": "Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone, late 600s\u2013early 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618\u2013907). Limestone with carved decoration; overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin, 1959.184",
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        "title": "Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone",
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        "measurements": "Overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.)",
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                    "id": 302145,
                    "title": "Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture",
                    "description": "<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).",
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        "did_you_know": "A <em>qilin</em>, an elephant, and a chimera bound through coiling foliate and floral motifs in each cartouche.",
        "description": "This slab may have come from either the foundation of a house-shaped coffin or an epitaph stone that was inscribed with a dedication to the deceased. The combination of realistic and imaginary animals is typical of Tang funerary art.",
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                "https://archive.org/details/clevelandart-1959.184-section-of-a-sarcoph"
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                "citation": "Lee, Sherman E. \u201cYear in Review.\u201d <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 46, no. 10 (December 1959): 210\u2013231.",
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