ID: 700006884 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006884	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells (beads (pierced objects); Unknown Greek (Greek Artist); 220 - 100 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 92.AM.8.11)

Note: Twelve gold hollow cowrie-shaped beads. They are connected by strip twisted double strands of gold wire. The concave fronts of the oval shaped beads have incised decoration, which consists of a centre line with small lines radiating from it. There are seam lines at the sides of the beads. The backs of the beads are open in the centre and the connecting gold wires can be seen. There are no clasps at either of the ends, so the strand may have been longer.

Titles:

Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

beads (pierced objects) [300234006] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>)

Classifications:

jewelry / ornament (preferred)

Creation Date: 220 - 100 BCE

Creator Display:

Unknown Greek (Greek Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Greek (Greek cultural designation) [500125237]

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: 92.AM.8.11

Other: Creation: Miṣr [7016833] Africa (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 (chain): L: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)

Cultures:

Greek (preferred)

Ancient Greek

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Hellenistic [300020101] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	cowrie shells [300011834]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <animal shell and shell material>, shell (animal material), seashell) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Gold Beads in the Shape of Cowrie Shells	........ [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-)