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        "title": "Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (r. 1828\u201338) Holding a Falcon",
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                "inscription": "mah\u0101r\u0101na \u015br\u012b jav\u0101na s\u012bgha j\u012b 36/12 ki[mat] 17",
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