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"description": "Nanda and the elders, page from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1525\u201340. Northern India. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 16.3 x 21.5 cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1960.53",
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