diff --git a/collections/Ashmole/MS_Ashmole_1291.xml b/collections/Ashmole/MS_Ashmole_1291.xml
index a48bf2cb4f..4dbf86393b 100644
--- a/collections/Ashmole/MS_Ashmole_1291.xml
+++ b/collections/Ashmole/MS_Ashmole_1291.xml
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@
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