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Perhaps the inside of the head was filled with some light, organic material for stabilization; an adapted and possibly glued-on assembly trestle was probably inserted in the bust, on which a rod of a field sign or a base could be placed. On the rear side of the bust is a ribbon made of bronze; it is
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