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    "localId": "13179",
    "label": "Griffin",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.926"
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    "id": "13179",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.926",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Griffin",
    "description": "Griffins were mythical monsters, derived from Near Eastern art, with a winged animal's body and an eagle's head. They became popular in Greece during the 7th-6th century BCE as symbols of divine power and as protective figures. Persian-style griffins, such as this example with a winged lion's body and horns on its head, appeared in Greece during the 4th century BCE.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "5th-4th century BCE (Achaemenid)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.926",
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    "language": "en",
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    "imageCount": 1,
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 8.7,
            "height": 7.6,
            "depth": 2.2
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 3 7/16 × L: 3 × W: 7/8 in. (8.7 × 7.6 × 2.2 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Iranian",
    "med": "bronze with silver inlay",
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