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ID: 700006696
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006696
Record Type: Movable Work
Lamp (oil lamp; Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); 1st century; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 80.AQ.46.7)
Note: Pale yellow clay with red slip. Mold-made lamp with rounded, single volute nozzle and double grooved handle. Discus decorated with crouching Venus at her bath, holding a scallop shell in her right hand. Subject: Venus bathing.
Titles:
Lamp (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
oil lamp [300037630] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, lighting devices, <lighting devices by form>, lamps (lighting devices), <lamps by method of illumination>)
lamp (lighting device) [300037592]
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, lighting devices, <lighting devices by form>)

Classifications:
vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: 1st century

Creator Display:
Unknown Roman (Roman Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) [500202843]
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: 80.AQ.46.7
Credit Line: Gift of William L. Eagleton, Jr.
Other: Creation: Tūnis [1000205] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Terracotta
terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

Dimensions: Object: L: 10.5 x H: 4 x Diam.: 6.6 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Cultures:
Roman (preferred)
Ancient Roman

General Subject:
utilitarian objects (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:
Venus [901001064]
.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)
shell (animal material) [300011829]
.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <animal shell and shell material>) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Stamped C CLO SVC.
List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Lamp........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM,VP]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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