ID: 700006559 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006559	Record Type: Movable Work

Token (tessera (exchange medium); Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); 2nd century; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 79.AI.169)

Note: This token is completely preserved and has a smooth edge. On the obverse, an obelisk dominates the scene, towering over a small building on the right with a curvilinear roof, two bulging columns flanking the doorway, which is decorated with rectangular blocks in rows. In the pediment is a single, indistinguishable ornament. On the reverse, an inscription (see Inscription).

Titles:

Token (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Theater Token with an Obelisk and a Temple (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

tessera (exchange medium) [300191677] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Exchange Media (hierarchy name), exchange media (objects), tokens (exchange media), nonmonetary tokens)

token (exchange media) [300037334]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Exchange Media (hierarchy name), exchange media (objects))

Classifications:

taxidermy / natural visual works (preferred)

Creation Date: 2nd century

Creator Display:

Unknown Roman (Roman Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) Qualifier: undetermined [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: 79.AI.169

Credit Line: Gift of Marshall and Ruth Goldberg

Other: Creation: Al Iskandarīyah [7001188] Al-Iskandarīyah governorate (governorate), Egypt (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Ivory

	ivory (material) [300011857]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <bone and bone components materials>, bone (material), <bone by form as material>, <tooth and tooth components as materials>, <tooth components as material>, dentin (material))

Dimensions: Object: Diam.: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Roman (preferred)

Roman

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	coins, token [300037334]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Exchange Media (hierarchy name), exchange media (objects)) (AAT)

	obelisk (monumental pillar) [300007021]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>, monumental pillars) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Token	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Theater Token with an Obelisk and a Temple	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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