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"citation": "Lee, Sherman E. \u201cGolden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16.\u201d The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 53, no. 7 (1966): 181\u2013284.",
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"citation": "Bloom, Jonathan M. \u201cFacts and Fantasy in Buyid Art.\u201d Oriente Moderno 23 (84), no. 2 (2004): 387\u2013400.",
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