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    "localId": "18052",
    "label": "Head of Pataikos with Scarab",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1612"
}

{
    "id": "18052",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1612",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Head of Pataikos with Scarab",
    "description": "This dwarf-like, protective deity was very popular in ancient Egypt; amulets in the shape of this god were particularly popular from the Third Intermediate period. The Greek name Pataikos comes from a passage in the writings of Herodotus (ca. 5th century BCE), who used this term to describe a Phoenician protective dwarf-like image. The Egyptian Pataikos is a special manifestation of the creator god Ptah and the dwarf-like appearance symbolizes his magical power.This head belongs to an unusual variant of Pataikos, representing him with a snake in his mouth which winds its way up to his ears. The god has a scarab on his head. The fragment once belonged to a group of figures standing back to back.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown];  Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "late 4th-mid 3rd century BCE (early Ptolemaic)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1612",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "pendants",
        "amulets",
        "figurines"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1612_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_48.1612_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 5,
    "pageCount": 5,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 2.1,
            "height": 1.2,
            "depth": 1.7
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 13/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 11/16 in. (2.1 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "dynasty": "Ptolemaic Dynasty",
    "med": "Egyptian faience with pale green glaze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2172"
    ]
}

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    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/CUR_48.1612_Top_DD_RS2009.jpg",
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