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    "localId": "8089",
    "label": "Rhyton in the Form of a Horse's Head",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.207"
}

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    "id": "8089",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.207",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Rhyton in the Form of a Horse's Head",
    "description": "The mold-made lower portion of this drinking vessel was attached to the wheel-thrown neck prior to firing. The style of this rhyton indicates that it was made in the Greek colonies of southern Italy. Rhyta were produced in a variety of head shapes, including human; rams, mules, horses, deer, and griffins were especially popular. When lifted to the face for a drink, these rhyta might appear to be fabulous masks, but this delicate cup may not have been meant for daily use and may instead have been made as a funerary offering.",
    "provenance": "Eleanor Blodgett, New York, by 1924, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York, 1924, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N712];  Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, 1925; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "4th century BCE (Hellenistic)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.207",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "rhyta"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.207_Fnt_DD_T17-tms.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 20.4,
            "height": 8.5,
            "depth": 11
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "L: 8 1/16 × W: 3 3/8 × D: 4 5/16 in. (20.4 × 8.5 × 11 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "South Italian",
    "med": "terracotta, mold made; white slipped",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6256"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "GRC"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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