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    "localId": "22779",
    "label": "Karttikeya",
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    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2224"
}

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    "id": "22779",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2224",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Karttikeya",
    "description": "In Hindu devotion, worshippers sometimes dress images of the gods, adorning them with jewelry, such as this gold pendant depicting the warrior god Karttikeya, a son of Shiva.",
    "provenance": "Krishna Gallery, New York, NY [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by purchase.",
    "date": "19th-early 20th century",
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    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 8.8,
            "height": 8.5
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 7/16 x 3 3/8 in. (8.8 x 8.5 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Madurai",
    "med": "gold",
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