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    "localId": "26542",
    "label": "Horse Pendant",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1728"
}

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    "id": "26542",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1728",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Horse Pendant",
    "description": "Horses figure prominently in Greek art and culture, but this charming horse pendant marks a rare appearance of the motif in Greek jewelry. The body was worked in two halves in repoussé over a mold while the forelegs, ears, tail, and the suspension ring were created separately and soldered on.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, December 2, 1943, lot. 517; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by purchase.",
    "date": "3rd-1st century BC (Hellenistic)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1728",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "pendants"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 2.4,
            "height": 1.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "15/16 x 1/2 in. (2.4 x 1.3 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Greek",
    "med": "gold",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
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        "JWL"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "1954",
        "2227",
        "2513"
    ]
}

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