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{
    "localId": "22603",
    "label": "Amuletic Brooch",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1988"
}

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    "id": "22603",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1988",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Amuletic Brooch",
    "description": "Small praying hands serve as a delicate symbol of the faith represented by this brooch.  One end is set with a sapphire, while the sides bear the inscription \"Ave Maria \" (Hail Mary).",
    "provenance": "John Hunt, Dublin, Ireland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1969.",
    "date": "13th century (Medieval)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1988",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "brooches"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.1988_VwB_DD_T11.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.1988_VwB_DD_T11.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 2.5,
            "height": 1.7,
            "depth": 0.6
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "1 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (2.5 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "English",
    "style": "Gothic",
    "inscriptions": "Inscribed on the inner face of the brooch's ring: AVE MARIA; [Translation] Hail Mary.",
    "med": "gold and sapphire",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6197"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "MED",
        "JWL"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2513"
    ]
}

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    "mediaId": "ec1edae1d23660ad"
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