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Caesar in the Gallic Wars, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

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Description: Caesar in the Gallic Wars, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
TitleCaesar in the Gallic Wars, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
Creator nameEgmont, Justus van
Creator name (description)Leefdael, Willem van, workshop of
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish; Flemish
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation datec. 1680
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https:/­/­www.artic.edu/­artworks/­49673/­caesar-in-the-gallic-wars-from-the-story-of-caesar-and-cleopatra
Accession number1944.20
SubjectsTapestry, FlemishGaul--History--Gallic Wars, 58-51 B.C.Emperors--Rome
StatusBrussels
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PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 2008 The Art Institute of Chicago
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https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/7260
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252884
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Creation dateAD 31–37
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https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/23130/caligula-caius-caesar-augustus-germanicus
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www.khm.at/de/object/1fb2629a25/
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Object typeSculpture
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Creation date715–717 AD
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
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Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
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Aug 30
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Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
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Object typeSculpture
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Portrait of Vespasian, from Carthage
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Aug 30
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Object typeSculpture
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=465568&partId=1&searchText=portrait+of+vespasian&images=true&page=1
Accession number1850,0304.35
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Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Ostia
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Object typeSculpture
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Portrait of Balbinus as Jupiter, from Piraeus
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Aug 30
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Object typeSculpture
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Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
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Object typeSculpture
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Aug 30
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Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
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http://www.corinth-museum.gr/en/collection-item/statues-of-octavian-augustus-and-his-grandsons/
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Rome, Arch of Titus, triumph relief
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleSculptor
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Object typeSculpture
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https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/17448/portrait-of-a-bearded-man
Accession number1915.24
Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
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Portrait of Probus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 276–282
Object typeSculpture
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Dimensions46 cm
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http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_degli_imperatori/ritratto_di_probo
Accession numberInv. MC0493
Portrait of Probus
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Description: Ten-aureus coin with portrait of Diocletian
Ten-aureus coin with portrait of Diocletian
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Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 294
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
Dimensions53.5 grams; D: 37 mm
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1113801&partId=1&searchText=aureus+Diocletian+&images=true&page=1
Accession number1867,0101.865
Ten-aureus coin with portrait of...
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Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
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Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the...
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Description: Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 42–43
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: 254 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_243_0_0
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes...
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
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Portrait of Hadrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 119
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian
Description: Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 298–303
Object typeSculpture
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Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest...
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Description: Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 12 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex...
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Description: One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 313
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
LocationBritish Museum, London
One-and-a-half solidus coin with...
One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
Description: Scenes from the life of St. Catherine (detail): executioner near Emperor Maxentius...
Scenes from the life of St. Catherine (detail): executioner near Emperor Maxentius (before and after restoration)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeStained Glass
LocationCathedral of Saint-Maurice, Angers, France
Scenes from the life of St. Catherine...
Scenes from the life of St. Catherine (detail): executioner near Emperor Maxentius (before and after restoration)
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 336–337
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions177 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/esedra_di_marco_aurelio/statua_colossale_bronzea_di_costantino_testa
Accession numberInv. MC1072
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Description: Medallion with triumphant emperor
Medallion with triumphant emperor
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleJeweler
Creation datec. 500–600 AD
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010256509
Accession numberBj 2273
Medallion with triumphant emperor
Medallion with triumphant emperor
Description: Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 249–251
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Description: Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 243
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Description: Portrait of Aurelian
Portrait of Aurelian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 270–275
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationCivici Musei d'Arte e di Storia, Brescia, Italy
Portrait of Aurelian
Portrait of Aurelian
Description: Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238
Object typeSculpture
LocationCatacomb of Praetextatus, Rome
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of...
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Description: Portrait of Pupienus
Portrait of Pupienus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 87 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_2265_0_0
Portrait of Pupienus
Portrait of Pupienus
Description: Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Description: Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 222–235
Object typeSculpture
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Description: Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south frieze, Marcus Agrippa and imperial family
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south frieze, Marcus Agrippa and imperial family
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date13–9 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseum of the Ara Pacis, Rome
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south frieze,...
Rome, Ara Pacis Augustae, south frieze, Marcus Agrippa and imperial family
Description: Portrait of Vespasian
Portrait of Vespasian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 70–79
Object typeSculpture
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Vespasian
Portrait of Vespasian
Description: Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii, panel B
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii, panel B
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 204
Object typeSculpture
LocationForum Boarium, Rome
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the...
Rome, Forum Boarium, Arch of the Argentarii, panel B
Description: Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 108
Object typeSculpture
Dimensions74 cm
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_degli_imperatori/ritratto_di_traiano
Accession numberInv. MC0276
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the...
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Description: Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGreek marble
LocationMuseum, Ostia, Italy
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Description: Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Description: Tondo with group portrait of the Severan family, from Egypt
Tondo with group portrait of the Severan family, from Egypt
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 200
Object typePainting
MaterialsTempera on wood
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Tondo with group portrait of the Severan...
Tondo with group portrait of the Severan family, from Egypt
Description: Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from...
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Description: Scenes from the life of St. Catherine (detail): executioner near Emperor Maxentius...
Scenes from the life of St. Catherine (detail): executioner near Emperor Maxentius (before and after restoration)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeStained Glass
LocationCathedral of Saint-Maurice, Angers, France
Scenes from the life of St. Catherine...
Scenes from the life of St. Catherine (detail): executioner near Emperor Maxentius (before and after restoration)
Description: Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationAphrodisias, Turkey
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos...
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Description: Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 71–73
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum of Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes...
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Description: Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 298–303
Object typeSculpture
LocationSalonica, Greece
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest...
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 312–324
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationBasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from...
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Description: Adventus relief
Adventus relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Adventus relief
Adventus relief
Description: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 147
Object typeSculpture
LocationForum Antiquarium, Rome
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the...
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Description: Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 136–138
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions293 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/scalone/rilievo_dall_arco_di_portogallo_elargizione_di_aiuti_alimentari_ai_bambini_romani
Accession numberInv. MC0832
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Description: Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 293–305
Object typeSculpture
LocationSalonica, Greece
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius,...
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Description: Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Description: Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 158
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: 87 cm
LocationSala dei Busti, Vatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_855_0_0
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Description: Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 41–42
Object typeCoin/Medal
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a...
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth
Description: Portrait of Nerva
Portrait of Nerva
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 97
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Nerva
Portrait of Nerva
Description: Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 93–95
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of...
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Description: Portrait of Gallienus
Portrait of Gallienus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 250–259
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Portrait of Gallienus
Portrait of Gallienus
Description: Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 197
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationCyprus Museum, Cyprus
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from...
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Description: Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200–1 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/download/151325
Accession number99.344
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Description: Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 70–100
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: 196 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_2282_0_0
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from...
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Description: Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 212
Object typeSculpture
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Description: Portrait of Titus
Portrait of Titus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 79–81
Object typeSculpture
LocationSchloss Erbach Collection, Berlin
Portrait of Titus
Portrait of Titus
Description: Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 222–235
Object typeSculpture
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus

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