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    "localId": "23284",
    "label": "Sword (\"\"Shamshir\"\") with Double Point",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.16"
}

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    "id": "23284",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.16",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Sword (\"\"Shamshir\"\") with Double Point",
    "description": "Islamic swords with double blades or with a blade split in two at the tip, as on this example, were created in imitation of the sword obtained as war booty by the prophet Muhammad and subsequently carried by his cousin and son-in-law, Ali. The association is reinforced here by the square cartouches that contain inscriptions praising Muhammad, Ali, and their celebrated sword, known as \"Dhu'l-Faqar.\" The inscription running along the blade is a verse from the Qur'an.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown];  Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "17th-18th century (Early Modern)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.16",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "swords",
        "scimitar"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS4_51.16_3QtrSideA_DD_AT22_35863-tms.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS4_51.16_3QtrSideA_DD_AT22_35863-tms.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS4_51.16_3QtrSideA_DD_AT22_35863-tms.jpg",
    "imageCount": 6,
    "pageCount": 6,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 18.2,
            "height": 97.7,
            "depth": 3.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "7 3/16 x 38 7/16 x 1 5/16 in. (18.2 x 97.7 x 3.3 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Islamic",
    "inscriptions": [
        "[Translation] Along blade: Qur'an 2:255; [Translation] In square cartouches: There is no god but God.  Muhammad is the Prophet of God.; [Translation] In oblong cartouches: In the name of God",
        "the Compassionate",
        "the Merciful. There is no hero except Ali and no sword except Dhu'l-Faqar."
    ],
    "dynasty": "Ottoman Dynasty",
    "med": "blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: nephrite, set with rubies (or spinels)",
    "creator_ids": [
        "2191",
        "2431"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "ISL",
        "ARM"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS4_51.16_SideA_DD_AT22_35804-tms.jpg",
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