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"description": "Funerary Panel of a Man, about 138\u201392 CE. Antonine-era Roman Empire (Egypt), unknown painter. Encaustic on linen; overall: 24.8 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.135",
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