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    "localId": "26351",
    "label": "Eucharistic Dove",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.3"
}

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    "id": "26351",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.3",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Eucharistic Dove",
    "description": "Used for storing communion wafers, doves such as this were suspended above the altar to signify the presence of the Holy Spirit at the Mass. On this fine, colorful example, the sparkling glass eyes and shimmering enamels on the wings and tail highlight the richness of the material of the liturgical vessel. The wafers were stored in a cavity under a hinged lid on the bird's back.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "early 13th century (Medieval)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/44.3",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Enamels",
        "ciboria (liturgical vessels)"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_44.3_Prof_TR_T97IA.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_44.3_Prof_TR_T97IA.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_44.3_Prof_TR_T97IA.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 17.9,
            "height": 8.8,
            "depth": 21.1
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Dove H: 7 1/16 x W: 3 7/16 x D:8 5/16 in. (17.9 x 8.8 x 21.1 cm); Dove on Plate H: 7 5/16 x W: 7 11/16 x D: 8 7/16 in. (18.6 x 19.5 x 21.4 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "French",
    "style": "Gothic",
    "RelatedObjects": 521,
    "med": "champlevé enamel on copper with gilding and glass pastes",
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    ],
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