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    "localId": "36817",
    "label": "Lionness Headed Usekh, So Called \"\"Aegis\"\"",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1429"
}

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    "id": "36817",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1429",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Lionness Headed Usekh, So Called \"\"Aegis\"\"",
    "description": "Silver was not easily obtainable in Egypt and was probably more costly for ancient Egyptians to acquire than gold.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1290-664 BCE (Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1429",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "amulets",
        "amulet pendant"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_57.1429_Fnt_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 4,
    "pageCount": 4,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 3,
            "height": 2.4,
            "depth": 0.7
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 3/16 x W: 15/16 x D: 1/4 in. (3 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm)"
}

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    "dynasty": "19th-25th Dynasty",
    "med": "embossed silver",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
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    ]
}

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