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    "localId": "15911",
    "label": "Vase in the Form of a Siren",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2020"
}

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    "id": "15911",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2020",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Vase in the Form of a Siren",
    "description": "This East Greek type of perfume vase takes the form of a siren, a mythical creature with a woman's head and a bird's body, known for her connections to the underworld and for her mesmerizing power over men. A pierced lug for hanging is attached to her back.",
    "provenance": "E. Zoumpoulakis, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2598]; Sale, Joseph Brummer Collection, pt. III, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York. June 8-9, 1949, no. 18; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.",
    "date": "ca. 540 BCE (Archaic)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2020",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "vases"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2020_Fnt_DD_T06.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.2020_Fnt_DD_T06.jpg",
    "imageCount": 5,
    "pageCount": 5,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 14,
            "height": 21.5,
            "depth": 9.9
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "5 1/2 x 8 7/16 x 3 7/8 in. (14 x 21.5 x 9.9 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Greek",
    "style": "Archaic",
    "med": "terracotta, mold made",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2177",
        "2507",
        "2121"
    ]
}

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    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_48.2020_Back_DD_T13.jpg",
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