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Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D A Rare basalt bust of a Totonac deity with pouted lips and geometric headdress, caved in basalt with dar...
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Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Very Large American Indian Original Textile Piece by Artist Dana Boussard
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Titled "Between Places" Very Large American Indian Original Textile Piece by Artist Dana Boussard Mixed media on fabric 62 x 46 in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a protruding ring handle, and a cylindrical spout with an everted rim. The tondo fea...
Category

Italian Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Swivel Gold Ring with Egyptian Scarab
Located in London, GB
An Egyptian steatite scarab encased in a possibly later, high-karat gold swivel ring. The scarab is a symbol of rebirth and protection and is decorated with six sacred serpents, repr...
Category

Egyptian Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Roman Beaded Necklace
Located in London, GB
A restrung Roman necklace with stone and glass beads. It combines different materials, featuring striking blue and red beads. Romans valued blue highly for its symbolic significance ...
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Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Byzantine Gold Matching Pair of Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Byzantine gold hoop earrings with a hook and eye closure. These exquisite earrings have three spherical decorative elements suspended along each loop. At the centre, a ball with beading at its edges and at both sides, symmetrical attachments adorned with circular openwork decoration. The use of gold in Byzantine jewellery...
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Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Roman Beaded Necklace
Located in London, GB
A restrung Roman stone necklace with cream and beige beads, featuring a central pendant comprised of a large, perforated stone. Roman stone beads varied in material and were valued f...
Category

Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Pair of Roman Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of Roman gold earrings comprised of a delicate hoop, secured with a hook and eye closure, and adorned with a boss shield. The shield features ...
Category

Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Roman Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Located in London, GB
A thin, circular Roman gold pendant featuring a central garnet cabochon gem held within a raised cell. Above it, another garnet cabochon enriches th...
Category

Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Palanquin and its bearers Glazed terracotta
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Palanquin and its bearers Glazed terracotta 5 pieces Ming period (1368-1644) Figure: h31 x w 6.5 x d 6.5 cms Palanquin : h 29 x w 16 x d 12 cms Thermoluminescence test Rare Very ...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Seljuk Silver Bracelet
Located in London, GB
A silver Seljuk penannular bracelet with a central ridge and round rosette designs. In Islamic art, these designs symbolise divine creation and eternal nature, with arabesques repres...
Category

Persian Islamic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Byzantine Pair of Electrum Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Byzantine matching pair of electrum earrings that are crafted with utmost skill and care. Each earring features a round-section hoop with a central, biconical adornment with a holl...
Category

Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold, Silver

A Hellenistic Funerary Stele in High Relief with Two Male Heads
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic Funerary Stele in High Relief with Two Male Heads Marble Greek Hellenistic Circa 2nd Century BC Size: 20.5cm high, 38cm wide, 11cm deep - 8 ins high, 15 ins wide, 4...
Category

Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Roman Glass Wide-Mouth Jar
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Roman translucent glass jar, with a light blue-green tinge. It has a thick, splayed rim that is folded over and into a short, concave neck. The body is squat and bulbous,...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Blown Glass

A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus Bronze Greek First half of 4th Century BC Size: 10.5cm high - 4¼ ins high Provenance: Ex Privat...
Category

Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Apulian Red Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
Located in London, GB
An Apulian lekanis comprised of two distinct components. The lower portion features a footed bowl adorned with a sleek black glaze, providing an elegant foundation for the vessel. Tw...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Byzantine Matching Pair of Gold Earrings with Pearls and Glass Beads
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each with a tapering hoop, hook-and-clasp closure, and a single elongated pendant. The pendant is co...
Category

Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Hellenistic Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic matching pair of gold earrings that exude beauty and elegance. The delicate filigree work, coupled with the spherical baubles at each point of the radiating design, sho...
Category

Hellenistic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Byzantine Gold pair of Earrings with Dangles
Located in London, GB
A stunning matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each comprised of a hinged and elongated hoop attached to a triangular-shaped plaque with a...
Category

Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Roman Double-Chambered Balsamarium
Located in London, GB
A Roman double balsamarium made of translucent, bright blue-green glass. The vessel is composed of two tubular phials, rims folded inward and bulging slightly in the middle. Both phi...
Category

Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Etrsucan Bronze Pair of Sanguisuga Type Brooches
Located in London, GB
A pair of Etruscan bronze brooches of the Sanguisuga type. Each brooch features a thick arched bow, a long catch, a two-coiled spring, and a straight pin. The Sa...
Category

Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Roman Three Handled Flared Rim Jar
Located in London, GB
A Roman three-handled jar, blown from greenish-yellow glass. The handles and trail of the jar are rendered in a darker tint. The jar is rounded with a slightly inverted rim and wide ...
Category

Classical Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Greek Gnathian Epyichysis
Located in London, GB
A delicate South-Italian epichysis. The vessel was a wine jug, composed of a narrow neck, a small lip and a high-arching handle. This Gnathian-ware epichysis was decorated with tongu...
Category

Italian Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze Age Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Bronze Age, matched pair of gold earrings. Each piece is characterised by hollow-formed construction. The terminals of these earrings expand gracefully, while central bulges with p...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

A Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of gold earrings, each made of a wire elongated hoop culminating with a teardrop turquoise cabochon. The bottom half of the loop is decorated with three rows of gold b...
Category

Medieval Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Greek Gnathian Black Glaze Pottery Oinochoe
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed pottery oinochoe that boasts distinctive features that characterise this specific type of Greek pottery. The vessel has a rounded body that exhibits delicate fluting t...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Seljuk Heavy Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in London, GB
A Heavy Seljuk bronze mortar and pestle. The mortar is comprised of a cylindrical bowl, tapered stem, and wide, circular foot. A pestle features a disk-s...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief Traces of original polychrome Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 27½ ins wide, 2 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private Swiss collection, acquired mid 1960s and thence by descent Ex Rupert Wace Limited London Ex Private London collection cf A...
Category

Egyptian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

Attic Black Figure Skyphos
Located in London, GB
A black-figure skyphos skillfully crafted from fine reddish clay. The body of the skyphos rises gracefully from a slightly splayed foot, gradually widening towards the mouth. The ves...
Category

Greek Classical Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate coiffure or headdress and ear spools...
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamps, or sellos, such as this one were common during the pre-Columbian period in Mesoamerica and most popular during the Formative Period that spanned the years between 1200-800 B....
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...
Category

Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...
Category

Mexican Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Petite Chupicuaro Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing female figure was crafted in 400-100 BC from the ancient Chupicuaro region of Mexico. The ceramic works of the Chupicuaro people are distinguished by their slanted, cof...
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Icon 12 Apostles and the Virgin Mary with Christ
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid antique icon designed 1300 and 1400, Italian manufacture. The painting is on a rectangular wooden panel. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary seated on a throne with Jesus Christ in her arms. The 12 apostles...
Category

Italian Arts and Crafts Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Teotihuacan Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing redware figure was crafted in 400 A.D. from the ancient Teotihuacan region of Mexico. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy was crafted in 500 A.D. - 1000 A.D. Mesoamerica using the gray clay paste that characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La Tolita-Tumaco civilization is considered one of the most developed of the pre-Columbian period as metalwork and ceramics were the most popular form of cultural expression. The ceramic creations of this culture were often based on the human figure to create portraits of people and realistic daily scenes of life cycles and the human condition. This figure appears to be wearing a loincloth and is adorned with a beaded necklace and an elaborate coiffure or headdress. There are holes lining each ear indicating the potential use of ear spools...
Category

South American Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally executed figural form, exquisitely detailed, one holding a teapot, the other holding a charger, rising on rare sculptural plinth...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Chupicuaro Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy figure was crafted in 300 BC from the ancient Chupicuaro region of Mexico and was likely used as a ritual or burial offering. The ceramic works of the Chupicuaro...
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Peru Pre-Inca 900 / 1470 AD Chimu Pre Columbian Vessel In Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
A pre-Inca Chimu culture, pre Columbian vase in earth ware. This beautiful little vessel vase, was created in the northern Peruvian region by the Chimu culture between the 900 / 1...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates, Roman period
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates, Roman period, 30 BC - 1st century AD The left hand holds the horn of abundance. Provenance: So...
Category

European Greco Roman Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Framed Pre-Colombian Peruvian Textile, 900 to 1470 AD
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Peruvian Pre-Colombian (Chancay) textile panel of camelid wool embroidered on cotton with three birds, each holding a lizard in its beak.
Category

Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian  INCA / Early Colonial period  Wood Kero    A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs Heig...
Category

Peruvian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

22.50 Carat Stunning Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal from Paprook Mine, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Stunning Bi-Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprook Mine, Afghanistan WEIGHT: 22.50 Carat DIMENSIONS: 6.2 x 0.7 x 0.5 Cm ORIGIN: Paprook Mine, Afghanistan Color: Green And Light Pink T...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Rock Crystal

39.70 Carat Attractive Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal from Kunar, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Attractive Bi-Color Tourmaline Crystal from Kunar, Afghanistan WEIGHT: 39.70 Carat DIMENSIONS: 3.3 x 1.2 x 1 Cm ORIGIN: Kunar, Afghanistan COLOR: Mint Green and Green TREATMENT:...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Rock Crystal

Peru Inca 1200 AD Lambayeque Pre-Columbian Blackware Ceramic Vase with Warrior
Located in Miami, FL
An Inca Peru pre-hispanic black ware huaco vessel, from Lambayeque. Beautiful piece, created under the Inca culture between the 750 / 1375 AD at the Sican...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

14.50 Carat Faceted Strawberry Shape Watermelon Tourmaline Drilled Carving
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Faceted Strawberry Shape Watermelon Tourmaline Drilled Carving From Africa WEIGHT: 14.50 Carat DIMENSIONS: 1.98 x 1.64 x 0.63 Cm ORIGIN: Madagascar, Africa Shape: Strawber...
Category

Malagasy Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

South Arabian Head of a Woman
Located in London, GB
A female head finely carved from evenly-coloured cream alabaster. The face features a strong chin, high rounded cheekbones, and large elliptical eyes deeply inset for inlays. The remains of the nose indicate that it was long, thin, and roughly triangular in form. A small, round mouth sits just below the nose. Deeply incised eyebrows follow the shape of the eyes, which are framed by unusual grooved canthi on either side, possibly to represent cosmetic eye paint. The supraorbital margins above the eyes are deeply carved, while the carving below the eyes is more subtle, smoothing the sockets into the rounded cheeks. The ears are formed from two arcs and a central sphere, and both lobes are pierced for earrings. The long hair frames the face below the ears, and is carved to create a rougher texture. There is a stock sticker on the back of the neck. A fragment of the right shoulder remains. This suggests that the head was part of a larger sculpture, possibly a full figure (though this seems unlikely due to its relatively large scale) or, more likely, a bust. This head is stylistically aligned with those found at Timna, the capital of the ancient Yemeni kingdom of Qataban, which existed from the 1st millennium BC until the late 1st or 2nd centuries AD. Timna served as an important hub of the Incense Route, the camel caravan that transported incense from Arabia and India to ports on the Mediterranean Sea. Roman author and philosopher Pliny the Elder (23/24-79 AD) described Timna as a busy city with around 65 temples. Excavations in 1950 and 1951 by Wendell Phillips...
Category

European Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Alabaster

66.10 Carat Attractive Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal from Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Attractive Bi-Color Tourmaline Crystal From Afghanistan WEIGHT: 66.10 Carat DIMENSIONS: 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 Cm ORIGIN: Afghanistan COLOR : Peach And Green TREATMENT: None Tourmal...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Rock Crystal

Opulent 18th Century Baroque Reliquary of Blood of Saint St. Francis '15th Cent'
Located in North Miami, FL
Opulent 18th century Baroque carved giltwood reliquary (a container for relics) monstrance with curled scroll design. It houses a first-class relic of the blood of the15th Century sa...
Category

Rococo Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Peru Pre-Inca 1270 AD Chimor Pre Columbian Double Face Vessel In Earthware
Located in Miami, FL
Pre Hispanic earth ware vessel from the pre-Inca Chimu culture. Beautiful ancient vessel, created in northern coast of Peru around the 900 / 1470 AD. by the Chimu culture. This is...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Roman iridescent green glass bottle antiquities ancient world antiques
Located in London, GB
Roman iridescent green glass bottle antiquities ancient world. A fine attractive ancient Roman green glass bottle with round flattened angular ...
Category

Italian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Blown Glass

34.60 Carat Amazing Bi Color Fruit Shape Tourmaline Drilled Carving from Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Amazing Bi-Color fruit shape Tourmaline Drilled Carving From Africa Weight: 34.60 Carats Dimension: 3 x 1.8 x 0.8 Cm Origin: Africa Color: Red & Green Shape: Carving Quality: ...
Category

Malagasy Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel. A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

130.60 Carat Stunning Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Paprok Mine Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Stunning Tri-Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprok Mine Afghanistan WEIGHT: 130.60 Carat DIMENSIONS : 5.1 x 2.4 x 1.7 Cm ORIGIN: Nooristan, Afghanistan TREATMENT: None Tourmaline...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

Gorgeous 53.65 Carat Bi Color Tourmaline Crystal From Paprok Mine Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Gorgeous Bi Color Tourmaline crystal from paprok mine Afghanistan WEIGHT: 53.65 Carat DIMENSION: 5.7 x 1.0 x 0/9 Cm ORIGIN : Paprok Mine, Afghanistan COLOR: Pink And Green TRE...
Category

Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

24.10 Carat Lovely Loose Water Melon Color Tourmaline Carving from Africa
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Loose Water Melon Color Tourmaline Carving From Africa WEIGHT: 24.10 Carat DIMENSIONS: 2.1 x 1.8 x 0.7 Cm ORIGIN: Madagascar, Africa TR...
Category

Malagasy Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

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