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{
    "localId": "34341",
    "label": "Scarab of Thutmose IV",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.73"
}

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    "id": "34341",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.73",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Scarab of Thutmose IV",
    "description": "Images of cobras and Maat-feathers surround the throne name of Thutmose IV, securing the royal authority for the king, as well as the support of Amun. It should provide a private owner with this king's royal patronage and divine protection.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1397-1388 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.73",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Precious Stones & Gems",
        "scarabs",
        "amulets"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.73_VwA_DD_hieroglyphictext_RS2009.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.73_VwA_DD_hieroglyphictext_RS2009.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.73_VwA_DD_hieroglyphictext_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 6,
    "pageCount": 6,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 1.7,
            "height": 1.3,
            "depth": 0.8
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 11/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 5/16 in. (1.7 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "inscriptions": "[Translation] Throne name of King Thutmose IV in a cartouche: Men-kheperu-Re.",
    "dynasty": "18th Dynasty",
    "reign": "Thutmose IV (1397-1388 BC)",
    "med": "beige steatite with blue-green glaze",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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