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BBC News – Florence tomb opened in quest to find ‘Mona Lisa’

Posted by Joseph & Jazmin on August 10, 2013

BBC News – Florence tomb opened in quest to find ‘Mona Lisa’

Vases and human bones lie in the family tomb of Francesco del Giocondo. 9 Aug 2013

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