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{
    "localId": "34029",
    "label": "Naturalistic Scarab",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.368"
}

{
    "id": "34029",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.368",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Naturalistic Scarab",
    "description": "This naturalistic faience scarab as a high back with a detailed design. The line flow is slightly irregular, the pattern is unevenly spaced, and the proportions are balanced. The bottom of the scarab has modeled body structures with an eye protruding from the center of the belly. The workmanship of the piece is good and it is carefully made.The piece was a funerary amulet with a regenerative function. It was originally attached to mummy bandages as part of the amulet set of the mummy.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "664-525 BCE (Late Period)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.368",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Precious Stones & Gems",
        "scarabs",
        "amulets"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.368_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.368_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.368_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 1.1,
            "height": 1.8,
            "depth": 2.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 7/16 x W: 11/16 x L: 7/8 in. (1.1 x 1.8 x 2.3 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "dynasty": "26th Dynasty",
    "med": "light beige faince with blue-green glaze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 3,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/CUR_42.368_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "mediaId": "280fab3fa7f9aeb1"
}