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{
    "localId": "11091",
    "label": "Ring with Sardonyx Intaglio of the Farnese Hercules",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1318"
}

{
    "id": "11091",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1318",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Ring with Sardonyx Intaglio of the Farnese Hercules",
    "description": "This intaglio represents a famous ancient statue of Hercules in the courtyard of the Farnese Palace in Rome. It is probably after a gem carved by a member of the Pichler family.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, New York; inherited by Sadie Walters (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931; purchased by Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941 (?); purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1942.",
    "date": "18th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1318",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "brooches",
        "intaglios",
        "gems",
        "finger rings"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.1318_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.1318_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.1318_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 2.9,
            "height": 1.8
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 1/8 x W: 11/16 in. (2.9 x 1.8 cm)"
}

{
    "med": "sardonyx, gold",
    "creator_ids": [
        "15452"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EAN",
        "JWL"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_42.1318_Fnt_DD_T16-tms.jpg",
    "mediaId": "7a2fa36f12d05a82"
}