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^{page 103 note 5} Ibid., pl. XLIII (152).

^{page 103 note 6} Ibid., pl. XI (2, 3).

^{page 103 note 7} Ibid., pl. VI.

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^{page 103 note 9} Ibid., pl. XXI (a).

^{page 103 note 10} Wilson, op. cit., pl. XIX (31).

^{page 103 note 11} Ibid., pl. XI (1).

^{page 103 note 12} Ibid., fig. 4, p. 33.

^{page 103 note 13} Ibid., pl. XIX (30).

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