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ID: 700006524
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006524
Record Type: Movable Work
Spout or Finial: Lion's Head (finial; Unknown Etruscan (Etruscan Artist); 525 - 480 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 76.AO.81)
Note: This pendant is carved in the shape of a lion's head with open mouth.
Titles:
Spout or Finial: Lion's Head (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Carved Pendant: Small Head of a Lion (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
finial [300002280] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, <culminating and edge ornaments>)
spout (container component) [300197224]
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, container components)

Classifications:
jewelry / ornament (preferred)

Creation Date: 525 - 480 BCE

Creator Display:
Unknown Etruscan (Etruscan Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Etruscan (Etruscan cultural designation) [500125265]
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: 76.AO.81
Credit Line: Gift of Gordon McLendon
Other: Creation: Italia [7030349] Roman Republic and Empire (former nation/state/empire), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Amber
amber (fossil resin) [300012934]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), fossil resin)
carving (processes) [300053149]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <subtractive processes and techniques>, <carving and carving techniques>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 19.5 x W: 17 x D: 20 mm (3/4 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.) Diameter of through-bore: 6.5 mm (1/4 in.)Object: Weight: 3.1 g (0.0068 lb.)
Cultures:
Etruscan (preferred)

General Subject:
ornament (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
lion (species) [300310388]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Felidae (family), Panthera (genus)) (AAT)
head (animal or human component) [300375054]
.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, animal components) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures
Sources and Contributors:
Spout or Finial: Lion's Head........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Carved Pendant: Small Head of a Lion........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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