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{
    "localId": "33218",
    "label": "Female Mesopotamian Figure",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1807"
}

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    "id": "33218",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1807",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Female Mesopotamian Figure",
    "description": "Terracotta figurines of standing nude women are the most common type of Babylonian votive. Sometimes the figure clasps her hands in front of her, as seen here, while in other examples the figure holds her breasts or suckles a baby. These mass-produced fertility figurines served as votive offerings or as charms to aid in conception and childbirth.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.",
    "date": "1000-500 BCE (Neo-Assyrian (?); Neo-Babylonian (?))",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1807",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "figurines",
        "votive images"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.1807_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.1807_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.1807_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg",
    "imageCount": 4,
    "pageCount": 4,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 9.3,
            "height": 3.8,
            "depth": 2.7
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "3 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/16 in. (9.3 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Mesopotamian",
    "med": "mold-made terracotta",
    "creator_ids": [
        "7023"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "ANE"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2002",
        "2507"
    ]
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS1_48.1807_Fnt_DD_T14.jpg",
    "mediaId": "4d114c6b9ca58c25"
}