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"did_you_know": "This drinking horn was a communal vessel which guests would pass around to share wine at parties.",
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"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.",
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