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{
    "localId": "84199",
    "label": "Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.701.A"
}

{
    "id": "84199",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.701.A",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse",
    "description": "This painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.701, depicts Mullah Du Piyazah (Two Onions) riding an emaciated horse and dates to the middle of the 12th century AH/AD 18th. It was produced in India, perhaps Hyderabad. Mullah Du Piyazah, who features largely in folk verses and folk tales, was allegedly a jokester at the court of the third Mughal Emperor Akbar (949 AH/AD 1542-1014 AH/AD 1605). The witticisms of this character are directed at the Mughal elite, including Akbar himself. The painting is framed by a light green border with illuminated floral and fauna motifs.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.701.A",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "illuminated manuscripts",
        "folios (leaves)"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.701.a_Fp_DD.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.701.a_Fp_DD.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_W.701.a_Fp_DD.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 33,
            "height": 21
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 13 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33 x 21 cm); Image H: 7 11/16 x W: 4 13/16 in. (19.5 x 12.2 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Islamic",
    "dynasty": "Mughal Dynasty",
    "med": "ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard",
    "creator_ids": [
        "2191"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "MSS",
        "ISL",
        "MIS",
        "INT"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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    "seq": 1,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/CPS_W.701.a_Fp_DD.jpg",
    "mediaId": "d4df626ea8f9876d"
}