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    "localId": "2890",
    "label": "Saint Arethas",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2086.2"
}

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    "id": "2890",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2086.2",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Saint Arethas",
    "description": "Saint Arethas was an Ethiopian soldier who was murdered in 523 because of his Christian faith. He is depicted here in Byzantine court dress, holding a cross as a sign of his martyrdom. The tile is one among three in the Walters Art Museum that have the same size and contain identical busts of male saints: the other two show Saint Basil (inv. 48.2086.17) and Saint Panteleimon (inv. 48.2086.4). This series probably formed a frieze on a church wall or altar screen.",
    "provenance": "Nikos Avgheris, Istanbul, ca. 1950, by purchase; Robert E. Hecht, Ruxton, Maryland, 1956, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by purchase.",
    "date": "10th century (Medieval)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2086.2",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "ceramic tiles",
        "icons"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 1,
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 17,
            "height": 16.8,
            "depth": 0.9
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "6 11/16 x 6 5/8 x 5/16 in. (17 x 16.8 x 0.9 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Byzantine",
    "dynasty": "Macedonian Dynasty",
    "med": "ceramic with glaze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6640"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "BYZ"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "1977",
        "889"
    ]
}

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