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

Work Types:

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)

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: 2001.6

Other: Creation: Cnidus [5003757] (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.)

Cultures:

Roman (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	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))

General Subject:

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-)