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{
    "localId": "37214",
    "label": "Head of an Apostle",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.326"
}

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    "id": "37214",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.326",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Head of an Apostle",
    "description": "This fresco fragment, perhaps from Salonika (modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece), depicts the commanding figure of an Apostle. The figure’s face, hair, and draped garment all exhibit dynamic modeling, lending him an imposing presence. The Apostle’s robe is pinned at the shoulder with a cross-shaped clasp, reflecting the way in which garments were fastened in the early medieval world, and suggesting his connection with Christ.",
    "provenance": "Theodoros A. Zoumboulakis, Athens [date and mode of aquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York, December 6, 1924, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, January 9, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "14th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.326",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "frescoes",
        "fragment"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.326_Fnt_BW_5471.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.326_Fnt_BW_5471.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 22.8,
            "height": 18.8
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 9 x 7 3/8 in. (22.8 x 18.8 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Orthodox Eastern",
    "inscriptions": "[Transcription] Rectangular paper label on upper left corner of reverse (markings illegible); [Transcription] In pencil on reverse of wood frame: \"\"Athens\"\"",
    "med": "fresco with possible oil paint restoration",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6640"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "358"
    ]
}

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    "mediaId": "3c8bcd79bdfbc573"
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