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{
    "localId": "1811",
    "label": "Intaglio of Mars and Venus",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1021"
}

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    "id": "1811",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1021",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Intaglio of Mars and Venus",
    "description": "The exquisite engraving and carving of this agate depicts the Olympian lovers Mars and Venus with the elegant elongated bodies characteristic of mid-16th-century Italian art. The style is close but not identical to that of Valerio Belli (1568-1546) of Vicenza, one of the great carvers of gems and rock crystal plaques of his day. The gold mount is modern; however, it is possible that the gem was originally mounted as a ring. It could also have been appreciated as a jewel by itself.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.",
    "date": "ca. 1540-1560 (Renaissance)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1021",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Precious Stones & Gems",
        "intaglios (sculptural objects)"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_42.1021_Fnt_BW.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_42.1021_Fnt_BW.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_42.1021_Fnt_BW.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 6,
            "height": 3.5,
            "depth": 0.5
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 2 3/8 × W: 1 3/8 × H: 3/16 in. (6 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm)"
}

{
    "med": "agate; modern gold mount",
    "creator_ids": [
        "2549"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "REN"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2054",
        "2513",
        "2704"
    ]
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PL9_42.1021_Fnt_BW.jpg",
    "mediaId": "bf597e0f32e4d2cb"
}