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{
    "localId": "33755",
    "label": "Uninscribed Scarab",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.227"
}

{
    "id": "33755",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.227",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Uninscribed Scarab",
    "description": "This lapis lazuli scarab has a flat underside with no bottom design. The top of the scarab is carved with a detailed design with very fine incised lines, regular line flow, and well-balanced proportions. The extremeties are a little heavy. The workmanship of the piece is excellent, and it is elaborately made.This scarab functioned as an amulet with renewal connotations. It was originally mounted, possibly as part of a ring. The deep blue color, which refers to the heavens, the primeval flood, and the Nile, symbolizes creation and recreation. It supports the general renewal connotation of the scarab.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1069-736 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.227",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Precious Stones & Gems",
        "scarabs",
        "amulets"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.227_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.227_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.227_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 0.7,
            "height": 1.2,
            "depth": 1.7
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1/4 x W: 1/2 x L: 11/16 in. (0.7 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "dynasty": "21st-22nd Dynasty",
    "med": "blue lapis lazuli",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6182"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EGY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "454"
    ]
}

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    "seq": 2,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/CUR_42.227_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg",
    "mediaId": "8bab3f07f13d79e1"
}