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ID: 700007482 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007482 | Record Type: Movable Work |
Images: 1 | |
Beaker (beaker (drinking vessel); Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); 1st century; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 2001.6) | |
Note: The deep, subtly convex body of the vessel rises from a small flanged foot, and ends in a rim that flares slightly, clearly defined by narrow incised rings. The beaker is solid gold (99.75% pure with traces of silver and copper). There are a few nicks and marks on the exterior of the vessel, and a dotted Latin inscription on the underside of the foot that indicates its weight. | |
Titles: |
Beaker (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,) |
Catalog Level: item |
beaker (drinking vessel) [300043198] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, culinary containers, <containers for serving and consuming food>, <vessels for serving and consuming food>, drinking vessels) |
vessels / containers (preferred) |
Creation Date: 1st century |
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: 2001.6 |
Other: Creation: Cnidus [5003757] Muğla (province), Turkey (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Display Materials: Gold |
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: 13.7 cm, Weight: 0.6562 kg (5 3/8 in., 1.4467 lb.) |
Roman (preferred) |
Imperial (Roman) [300020541] (preferred,style) | |
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period)) |
utilitarian objects (preferred) |
Inscriptions: There is an abbreviated Latin inscription on the underside of the foot that records the weight of the piece: P II L I: P[ondo] II, sescuncia (which equals two pounds one sescuncia, or 24.54 ounces). The inscribed weight of the vessel and its actual weight do not match. |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Movable Works |
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Beaker | ........ [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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