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    "localId": "16783",
    "label": "Griffin Attachment from a Cauldron",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2950"
}

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    "id": "16783",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2950",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Griffin Attachment from a Cauldron",
    "description": "A \"protome\" is a decorative element representing the head and neck of a person or animal.  This griffin's head, which with several others decorated a large bronze cauldron, is characteristic of the Orientalizing period.  Cauldrons on tripod stands with designs inspired by Near Eastern motifs were important dedications in sanctuaries.  The griffin was a mythological creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, and was believed to guard the gold of northern barbarian tribes.",
    "provenance": "Robert E. Hecht, Jr. [dealer], 1999; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by purchase.",
    "date": "ca. 640 BC (Orientalizing)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2950",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Metal",
        "statuettes (statues)",
        "figurines"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2950_Fnt_DD_T07.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2950_Fnt_DD_T07.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 14.9,
            "height": 4.9,
            "depth": 5.6
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "5 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/16 in. (14.9 x 4.9 x 5.6 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Greek",
    "med": "bronze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6256"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "GRC"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_54.2950_RtSide_DD_T07.jpg",
    "mediaId": "70ed166d1ae0d96f"
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