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{
    "localId": "82673",
    "label": "Incipit of Chapter 2 with Geometric Decoration",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.853.1.3B"
}

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    "id": "82673",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.853.1.3B",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Incipit of Chapter 2 with Geometric Decoration",
    "description": "This folio from Walters manuscript W.853.1 contains the incipit for chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah) with the chapter heading inscribed in reddish-brown ink. The chapter heading gives the name of the chapter, its number of verses, and place of revelation. In the margin is a geometric design in reddish-brown, brown, and gold, which marks the start of a chapter (sura).",
    "provenance": "Present in England, before 1974 [1]. Henry Brownrigg, London, 1980s [2]; purchased by Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, London, 1980s [3]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 2000.[1] According to Sam Fogg[2] Dealer who sold at Portobello Road Market in London[3] Sam Fogg, \"\"Islamic Manuscripts\"\", 2000, no. 22, pp. 56-57",
    "date": "19th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.853.1.3B",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "illuminated manuscripts",
        "folios (leaves)"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.853.1.3b_Fp_DD.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.853.1.3b_Fp_DD.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 11,
            "height": 11
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 4 5/16 x W: 4 5/16 in. (11 x 11 cm)"
}

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    "cul": "Islamic",
    "med": "ink and pigments on cream European laid paper (probably Italian)",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6768",
        "8697"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "ISL",
        "MSS",
        "MIS"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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