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    "localId": "28971",
    "label": "Sword (\"\"Yataghan\"\") and Scabbard",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.428"
}

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    "id": "28971",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.428",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Sword (\"\"Yataghan\"\") and Scabbard",
    "description": "Of the various types of Islamic arms, the sword (or saber) and dagger were the most prized by European and American collectors, including Henry Walters. These works were admired for their diverse shapes and materials and especially for their rich and intricate surface decoration.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown];  Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "19th century (Modern)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.428",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "swords",
        "scabbards"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.428_Fnt_BW.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 6,
            "height": 61.8,
            "depth": 4.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "scabbard: 2 3/8 x 24 5/16 x 1 11/16 in. (6 x 61.8 x 4.3 cm);yataghan: 2 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (7 x 69.8 x 8 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Chinese",
    "dynasty": "Ottoman Dynasty",
    "med": "blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: silver filigree, set with coral; scabbard: silver filigree, set with coral, niello",
    "creator_ids": [
        "15227"
    ],
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        "ARM",
        "ISL"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "292"
    ]
}

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