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{
    "localId": "2143",
    "label": "Dwarf Scaraboid",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.50"
}

{
    "id": "2143",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.50",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Dwarf Scaraboid",
    "description": "Oval plaques with images of humans or animals instead of a scarab beetle are named \"scaraboid.\" This small example shows a female (?) dwarf executed in high relief. The bottom inscription has the name of the god Amun-Re enclosed by the stems of two lotus plants with buds. The amulet should provide its owner with magic protection and the regenerative support of Amun-Re.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown];  Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1292-1070 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 19-20)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.50",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Precious Stones & Gems",
        "scarabs",
        "amulets"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.50_SideA_DD_sidedesign_RS2009.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.50_SideA_DD_sidedesign_RS2009.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.50_SideA_DD_sidedesign_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 7,
    "pageCount": 7,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 0.5,
            "height": 1,
            "depth": 1.4
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 3/16 x W: 3/8 x L: 9/16 in. (0.5 x 1 x 1.4 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "inscriptions": "[Translation] Amun-Re.",
    "dynasty": "19th-20th Dynasty",
    "med": "steatite with blue glaze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2172"
    ]
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/CUR_42.50_Fnt_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "mediaId": "2afc8bbd4bddf584"
}