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    "localId": "3918",
    "label": "Pendant Cross",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2254.35"
}

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    "id": "3918",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2254.35",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Pendant Cross",
    "description": "Pendant crosses show the inventiveness of Ethiopian metalworkers in embellishing the simple form of the cross with a rich variety of designs. Worn around the neck by the faithful to ward off evil, these small crosses could be made of braided leather, carved wood, or cast metal.",
    "provenance": "Mrs. Lily Mobille-Pappas, Bethesda, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by gift.",
    "date": "19th century (Modern)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2254.35",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "crosses (objects)"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2254.35_Fnt_TR_T01III.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2254.35_Fnt_TR_T01III.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 5.6,
            "height": 3.7,
            "depth": 0.9
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 2 3/16 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/8 in. (5.55 x 3.66 x 0.9 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Christian Highland Ethiopian",
    "med": "silver alloy",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6264"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "ETH",
        "JWL"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "1958"
    ]
}

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