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    "localId": "17733",
    "label": "Intaglio with Eros",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.959"
}

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    "id": "17733",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.959",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Intaglio with Eros",
    "description": "This intaglio shows the winged god Eros leaning on a stick he holds in his left hand. Gem engraving was a major art form in ancient Greece and Rome. Precious stones were thought to have healing and protective powers and were used as amulets and seals as well as jewelry. Engraved or incised gems, known as intaglios, were often decorated with winged creatures, such as the Sphinx and griffins. Eros was another popular subject on gemstones.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of purchase unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.",
    "date": "1st century BCE-1st century CE (Late Hellenistic-early Roman Imperial)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.959",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "intaglios (sculptural objects)",
        "gems"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 2,
            "height": 1.5,
            "depth": 0.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 13/16 × W: 9/16 × D: 3/16 in. (2 × 1.5 × 0.4 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Roman",
    "med": "carnelian",
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    ],
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        "ROM"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2177",
        "2121"
    ]
}

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