ID: 700006613 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006613	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Engraved Scaraboid inset into a Ring (gem (worked stone); Attributed to Epimenes (Greek, active about 500 B.C.) (Greek...; about 500 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 85.AN.370.6)

Note: A nude youth stands to left, scraping his right leg with a strigil. The strigil terminates in a stylized duck's head. The border is hatched. The gem is set into a modern gold ring.

Titles:

Engraved Scaraboid inset into a Ring (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Gem Engraved with an Athlete Scraping Himself (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

gem (worked stone) [300011172] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, costume components, <jewelry and accessory components>)

scaraboid [300265272]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>, scarabs (carvings))

ring (finger jewelry) [300046012]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, jewelry, <jewelry by location>, <jewelry worn on arms and hands>)

Classifications:

jewelry / ornament (preferred)

Creation Date: about 500 BCE

Creator Display:

Attributed to Epimenes (Greek, active about 500 B.C.) (Greek Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Epimenes (Greek seal engraver, active ca. 500-480 BCE) [500074062]

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: 85.AN.370.6

Other: Creation: Kikládhes [7011270] Aiyaíon region (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Obsidian set in a modern gold ring

	obsidian [300011254]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), igneous rock, <igneous rock by origin>, extrusive rock, pyroclastic rock, volcanic glass)

	engraving (action) [300053829]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 1.6 x W: 1.3 x D: 0.6 cm (5/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

Greek (preferred)

Ancient Greek

General Subject:

human figures (preferred)

utilitarian objects (isness)

Specific Subjects:

	athletes [300236025]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by activity>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Engraved Scaraboid inset into a Ring	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Gem Engraved with an Athlete Scraping Himself	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP,JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)