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{
    "localId": "2224",
    "label": "Standing Crowned Buddha",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2728"
}

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    "id": "2224",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2728",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Standing Crowned Buddha",
    "description": "Buddhism became increasingly important in Cambodia during the late 11th century, especially at the temple site of Phimai, in present-day Thailand. The Buddha was frequently depicted with the crown and jewelry of a king. These attributes could indicate the mystical identity of all Buddhas, past and present; they could stand for the attainment of nirvana; and, in addition, they could refer to a miracle involving the magical transformation of the Buddha in order to convert a heretic king.",
    "provenance": "Private collection, Thonburi, prior to April 13, 1951; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, April 13, 1951 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 476]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.",
    "date": "early 12th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2728",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Metal",
        "sculpture (visual works)"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_54.2728_Fnt_UK.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_54.2728_Fnt_UK.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_54.2728_Fnt_UK.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)with tang 7 3/16 in. (18.2 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Cambodian?",
    "inscriptions": "no",
    "med": "bronze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "2501",
        "2147"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "SEA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "945"
    ]
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/ARG_54.2728_Fnt_UK.jpg",
    "mediaId": "c61e3ffef897eb77"
}