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Florence tomb opened in quest to find 'Mona Lisa'

The tomb, opened for the first time, held vases and bones

Scientists in the Italian city of Florence have opened a tomb to extract DNA they hope will identify the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

The tomb contains the family of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a silk merchant, who is believed to have sat for the artist.

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