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"description": "Drawing of Olmec Jade Head, 1930\u201357. Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, 1904\u20131957). Pen and ink over graphite; image: 7.2 x 4.2 cm (2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.); sheet: 9.9 x 10.7 cm (3 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1961.77",
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