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{
    "localId": "6131",
    "label": "Saint Christopher",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2086.13"
}

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    "id": "6131",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2086.13",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Saint Christopher",
    "description": "Saint Christopher is shown here dressed in Byzantine court costume and holding a cross as a sign of his martyrdom for Christ. Christopher, identified by a vertical inscription, was known as the patron saint of travelers and was popular among Christians in both the Byzantine and western traditions. Another tile from the same series survives in the Walters collection and carries an image of Saint Ignatius (inv. 48.2086.7).",
    "provenance": "Nikos Avgheris, Istanbul, ca. 1950, by purchase; Robert E. Hecht, Ruxton, Maryland, 1956, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by purchase.",
    "date": "10th century (Medieval)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2086.13",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "ceramic tiles",
        "icons"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 29.4,
            "height": 29.5,
            "depth": 0.8
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 11 9/16 x W: 11 5/8 x D: 5/16 in. (29.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Byzantine",
    "dynasty": "Macedonian Dynasty",
    "med": "ceramic with glaze",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "BYZ"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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