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\n\tBy 1989, John B. Rhoads, Mexico City [1]; 2004, John B. Rhoads sold to the Princeton University Art Museum.\n
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\n\tNotes:\n\t \n\t[1] Lent to the Princeton University Art Museum in 1989 (L.1989.109.16).\n