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    "localId": "39773",
    "label": "Medallion with the Head of a Maenad",
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    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.1102"
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    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Medallion with the Head of a Maenad",
    "description": "The head of a maenad, wearing an ivy wreath, is carved in relief on the counter. A Bacchic staff, or \"thrysos,\" is visible at the right. The number 13 is inscribed on the back in both Latin (XIII) and Greek numerals.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer Gallery [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum [date of acquisition unknown], by gift.",
    "date": "1st century (Roman Imperial)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.1102",
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    "language": "en",
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)"
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    "cul": "Roman",
    "inscriptions": "[Transcription] XIII; [Inscription] In Greek numerals; [Translation] 13",
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