{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"863"},"period":{"label":"Period","value":"Medieval"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"0"},"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."},"onview":{"label":"Public Access","value":"0"},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Roman base column converted into a well opening"},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":["Architectural Element"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"0"},"node":{"label":"Node","value":"Heritage Malta"},"textEntriesObjecttype":{"label":"Object Type","value":["Column"]},"textEntriesMaterial":{"label":"Material","value":["Medieval recycled marble"]},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/7088/full"},"altNums":{"label":"Alternate ID Numbers","value":["85929","50709-10","EEA.2230"]},"locations":{"label":"Location","value":["Malta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection"]},"department":{"label":"Museum","value":"Malta Maritime Museum"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"30 x 61cm; 52 x 42cm; 44 cm"}}]}