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{
    "localId": "34004",
    "label": "Lion-Headed Goddess",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1421"
}

{
    "id": "34004",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1421",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Lion-Headed Goddess",
    "description": "The ancient Egyptians donated figures of their gods for use in temple rituals; smaller images served as amulets to ensure divine protection. Goddesses in particular were viewed as protective deities. From earliest times, Egyptians venerated a wide circle of feline-headed female deities, such as Sakhmet, Tefnut, Wadjet, and Bastet. This small silver figure represents Wadjet. She is standing wearing a long female garment, amulets and bracelets. At the top of her head is a large erected uraeus (cobra serpent). The goddess holds a ritual instrument in front of her body with her left hand; it is a usekh-collar with a lioness-head (also called an aegis), which has a protective function.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "early 11th-mid 7th century BCE (Third Intermediate Period)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1421",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "figurines",
        "amulets",
        "pendants"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_57.1421_Lft_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_57.1421_Lft_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_57.1421_Lft_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 4,
    "pageCount": 4,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 9.2,
            "height": 2.5,
            "depth": 2
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 3 5/8 x W: 1 x D: 13/16 in. (9.2 x 2.5 x 2 cm); H on mount: 3 7/8 x W: 1 x D: 1 1/4 in. (9.9 x 2.5 x 3.1 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "med": "silver",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2172",
        "2513",
        "3193",
        "3240"
    ]
}

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    "seq": 4,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/CUR_57.1421_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "mediaId": "3752e47e110fc1d2"
}