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{
    "localId": "79941",
    "label": "Binding from Qur'an",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.554.binding"
}

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    "id": "79941",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.554.binding",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Binding from Qur'an",
    "description": "This binding from Walters manuscript W.554 probably dates to the 5th century AH/AD 11th. It is composed of blind-tooled black goatskin (without a flap) and has a central medallion defined by two round lobes and two triangular projections. There is overall application of a small tool with a six-pointed star; an identical tool is applied to cornerpieces. The inner frame is defined by a tooled decoration of stylized leaves. The binding has a central form in which multiple small circles enclose the six-pointed star. The binding is also decorated with cornerpieces and an outer frame.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "5th century AH/AD 11th century (?)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.554.binding",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "bindings"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.554.binding_ClsdTopVwA_DD_300.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.554.binding_ClsdTopVwA_DD_300.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 17.5,
            "height": 27.5
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Folio H: 6 7/8 x W: 10 13/16 in. (17.5 x 27.5 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Islamic",
    "med": "blind-tooled black goatskin",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6768"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
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        "ISL",
        "MIS"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2289"
    ]
}

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