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ID: 700006523
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006523
Record Type: Movable Work
Pendant: Lion's Head (pendant (jewelry); Unknown Etruscan (Etruscan Artist); 550 - 500 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 76.AO.80)
Note: This pendant is fashioned in the shape of a lion's head with open mouth.
Titles:
Pendant: Lion's Head (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)
Lion's Head (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
pendant (jewelry) [300046002] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, jewelry, <jewelry by form>)

Classifications:
jewelry / ornament (preferred)

Creation Date: 550 - 500 BCE

Creator Display:
Unknown Etruscan (Etruscan Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Etruscan (Etruscan cultural designation) [500125265]
Locations:
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 76.AO.80
Credit Line: Gift of Gordon McLendon
Other: Creation: Italia [7030349] Roman Republic and Empire (former nation/state/empire), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Amber
amber (fossil resin) [300012934]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), fossil resin)
carving (processes) [300053149]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 28 x W: 22 x D: 38 mm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.); Object: Weight: 13.6 g (0.03 lb.)
Cultures:
Etruscan (preferred)

General Subject:
ornament (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
fauna [300310150]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom)) (AAT)
head (animal or human component) [300375054]
.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, animal components) (AAT)
lion (species) [300310388]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Felidae (family), Panthera (genus)) (AAT)
lion (species) [300310388]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Felidae (family), Panthera (genus)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Pendant: Lion's Head........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Lion's Head........ [JPGM]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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