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    "localId": "22421",
    "label": "Situla with Procession of Divinities and Worshippers",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1208"
}

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    "id": "22421",
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    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Situla with Procession of Divinities and Worshippers",
    "description": "Situlae were vessels used to pour offerings of milk or water in purification rituals. They take the form of a human breast and were associated with the goddess Isis. Incense burners were also used extensively in temple and funerary ceremonies. Incense, considered a purifying element, was offered to honor the gods, kings, and the dead.This situla is decorated in raised relief. The central frieze depicts a series of striding deities and worshipers. The base features a lotus petal motif, a symbol of rebirth.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 305-30 BCE (Ptolemaic)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1208",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Metal",
        "vessels",
        "situla"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.1208_SideB_DD_T08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 4,
    "pageCount": 4,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 20.6,
            "height": 7.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 8 1/8 x W: 2 7/8 in. (20.6 x 7.3 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "dynasty": "Ptolemaic Dynasty",
    "med": "bronze",
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    ],
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
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    ]
}

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