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{
    "localId": "9299",
    "label": "Corinthian Skyphos",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2738"
}

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    "id": "9299",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2738",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Corinthian Skyphos",
    "description": "This miniature skyphos, or cup, bears a simple linear decoration in black-glaze. This vessel reflects a trend in Corinthian pottery production of miniature vessels that seem to have been created as votives. Their small size precludes any practical function. Numerous examples of two-handled skyphoi and other vessel shapes have been found in a variety of sanctuaries; they have played a role in the ritual activity at these sites.",
    "provenance": "Mika Skouze, Athens, Greece [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Richard Hubbard Howland, Washington, D.C., Spring 1951, by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.",
    "date": "7th-6th century BC",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2738",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "skyphoi",
        "cups",
        "vases"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2738_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2738_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2738_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 3.8,
            "height": 8.5,
            "depth": 5.9
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 1/2 x W: 3 3/8 x Diam: 2 5/16 in. (3.8 x 8.5 x 5.9 cm)"
}

{
    "med": "terracotta",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6256"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "GRC"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2089"
    ]
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_48.2738_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "mediaId": "2e0cf0a84f31b603"
}