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    "localId": "550",
    "label": "Funerary Papyrus",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.551"
}

{
    "id": "550",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.551",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Funerary Papyrus",
    "description": "The ancient Egyptians produced many types of funerary papyri, which were essential burial goods. This undecorated papyrus, which is written in hieratic, a cursive Egyptian script, belonged to a man named Padikem. The spacing of the words indicates that the text was written with blank spaces where the owner's name could be added at a later date, presumably after purchase. The main sections of the text are written in black ink. Important words, like the names of gods or the beginnings of spells, appear in red. The papyrus of Padikem is a compilation of pre-existing stories and texts. It contains two separate texts for the god Osiris meant to help the deceased Padikem make a successful journey to the afterlife.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 304-30 BCE (Ptolemaic)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.551",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "papyri (manuscripts)"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS4_W.551_Fnt_DD_AT23_44844-tms.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS4_W.551_Fnt_DD_AT23_44844-tms.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 41,
            "height": 165
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 16 1/8 x W: 64 15/16 in. (41 x 165 cm); Framed H: 20 7/8 x W: 69 x D: 1 7/8 in. (53.1 x 175.3 x 4.7 cm)"
}

{
    "dynasty": "Ptolemaic Dynasty",
    "med": "red and black ink on papyrus",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY",
        "MSS"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "3193"
    ]
}

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