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P.M. Turner, 1922; presented by F. Hindley Smith, 1924.
Davies 1957, p. 135
Thuillier 1978, pp. 162-4, no. 23
Wilson 1978, pp. 530-3
Wine 1992, pp. 98-101, no. 5
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P.M. Turner, 1922; presented by F. Hindley Smith, 1924.
Davies 1957, p. 135
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