{"objects":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"170"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/1507/full"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1651"},"invno":{"label":"Registration Number","value":"MMM 000540"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"This column originates from the classical Roman period, and was re-shaped into an Arab funerary monument in later centuries, and was then once again re-shaped in 1651 to be turned into a commemoration monument of the Italian Knight, Fra Giulio Amati who funded Porto Amati (later known as Porto Pidocchio), as a safe port for galleys and small boats. This column was located on the Valletta Waterfront."},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"488990"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"The Amati Column"}},{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"863"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/7088/full"},"invno":{"label":"Registration Number","value":"MMM 005093.2"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Marble and other material were imported to Malta as they were not available on the resource-less rock. It was therefore important that sculpted material was repurposed. In pre-industrial societies such as the Middle Ages, an object was reused as much as possible. This certainly happened due to economic requirements, but it was also a way of survival on a tiny island. This Roman base column was converted into a well opening, showcasing the recycling behaviour in medieval Malta."},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"489069"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Roman base column converted into a well opening"}},{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"891"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/7374/full"},"invno":{"label":"Registration Number","value":"MMM 000594"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Marble waterspout in the form of a gun barrel of the Magistry of Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622). It was originally situated below the old Fish Market at Valletta."},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"489585"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Waterspout from the Valletta Fish Market's Neptune Fountain"}},{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1619"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/25381/full"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1st century BC"},"invno":{"label":"Registration Number","value":"32321"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"An earthenware miniature column with a Doric frieze.  It was possibly used as a well-head, although its function is not exactly clear."},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"490001"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Miniature column"}}],"count":4}