ID: 700006514 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006514	Record Type: Movable Work

Medallion from a Lamp (medallion (ornament area); Unknown (Roman artist); 3rd century; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 75.AQ.31)

Note: Fragment preserves the medallion of a Roman lamp made in Greece with a symplegma (a love-making scene).

Titles:

Medallion from a Lamp (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

medallion (ornament area) [300077354] (preferred)

..... (Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), ornament areas)

Classifications:

taxidermy / natural visual works (preferred)

Creation Date: 3rd century

Creator Display:

Unknown (Roman artist) [preferred,JPGM]

artist 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: 75.AQ.31

Other: Creation: Attikí [7002681] Region of Central Greece (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (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>)

	mold-making [300379614]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, forming (physical activity))

Dimensions: Object: H: 7.3 x W: 4.6 cm (2 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Roman (preferred)

General Subject:

activity (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	nude (representation) [300189568]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations)) (AAT)

	symplegma (sex acts) [300380129]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <personal and passive activities>) (AAT)

	erotic (erotica) [300028882]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in the visual arts>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Medallion from a Lamp	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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