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        "tombstone": "Seal of Doge Michele Steno , 1400\u20131409. Italy, Venice. Repouss\u00e9 gold over a core of wax and resin; diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.198",
        "current_location": "110A Italian Gothic",
        "title": "Seal of Doge Michele Steno ",
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        "measurements": "Diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)",
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                "inscription": "the figures of the Doge and St. Mark are identified by the inscription.",
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                    "id": 309910,
                    "title": "The Year in Review for 1985",
                    "description": "<i>The Year in Review for 1985</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).",
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                "description": "Fredericus Spatafora, Venetian consul in Messina, Sicily; his descendants until sold at Sotheby's, New York, 23 November 1984, lot 12; (Alex Wengraf, Ltd., London).",
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        "description": "This opulent seal, an example of the splendor surrounding the ruler of Venice, was once attached to a charter issued in 1409. Seals were molded or embossed and attached to official documents as evidence of authenticity. This example is thought to be one of the finest Venetian seals to be preserved.",
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                "https://archive.org/details/clevelandart-1985.198-seal-of-doge-michele"
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            {
                "citation": "Winter, Patrick M. de. \u201cRecent Accessions of Italian Renaissance Decorative Arts, Part I: Incorporating Notes on the Sculptor Severo Da Ravenna.\u201d <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 3 (March 1986): 74\u2013138.",
                "page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: p. 74-75, fig. 11, 14",
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