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    "localId": "80921",
    "label": "Bracelet with Dangles",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2317"
}

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    "id": "80921",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2317",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Bracelet with Dangles",
    "description": "The bracelet is made of two equal halves, each with seven riveted semiglobules in three rows. Each globule in the upper two rows has a ring with two ballshaped dangles. The background of the bracelet displays large rosettes and other floral elements, and the semi-globules a multi-notches or curved lines décor. The lower rim of the bracelet has fourteen loops, each with a ring and a ball-shaped pendant.On the inside of the bracelet is an engraved Hebrew inscription with the name of the silversmith: Hayim (?) xxx, mahasit. The term \"mahasit\" means \"half\".",
    "provenance": "Mr. Derek Content and Mr. Benjamin Zucker [Zucker Family Trust] London and New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by gift.",
    "date": "19th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2317",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "bracelets"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_TL.2010.3.9_VwA_DD_T10.jpg",
    "imageCount": 5,
    "pageCount": 5,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Outer diam: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Inner diam: 2 1/16 x W: 1 11/16 in. (5.2 x 4.3 cm)"
}

{
    "inscriptions": [
        "[Engraved] In Hebrew: Hayim (?) xxx",
        "mahasit"
    ],
    "med": "cast silver with gilding",
    "creator_ids": [
        "18957"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JWL",
        "SAY"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "3181",
        "3562"
    ]
}

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