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ID: 700006590
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006590
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Belt with Central Medallion (belt (costume accessory); Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); about 385 - 400; J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Calif...; 83.AM.224)
Note: This belt belongs with a set of jewelry (83.AM.225 - .228) totaling fourteen objects. The medallion is made of precious stones, inset within a quasi-circular gold frame enclosing dark green enamel squares; the belt consists of 22 gold coins mounted within gold-framed squares whose corners are filled with green enamel. The coins are inscribed with the names and titles of the emperors whose images they bear.
Titles:
Belt with Central Medallion (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)
Coin Belt (C,U,English,,)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
belt (costume accessory) [300210002] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories)
medallion (medal) [300077357]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, medals)

Classifications:
taxidermy / natural visual works (preferred)

Creation Date: about 385 - 400

Creator Display:
Unknown Roman (Roman Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) [500202843]
Locations:
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500115988] J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 83.AM.224
Other: Creation: Roman Empire [7030347] World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Gold, enamel, sapphire, emerald, garnet, and glass
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>)
enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)
sapphire (mineral) [300011083]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral, corundum)
emerald (mineral) [300011074]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral, beryl)
garnet (mineral) [300011097]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)
glass (material) [300010797]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: Object: L: 79.1 cm (31 1/8 in.)
Cultures:
Ancient Roman (preferred)
Roman

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: Inscription: 1a. Obv:"FL CL IULIA-NUS PP AUG"; Rev:"VIRTUS EXERCI-TUS ROMANORUM / ANTE"1b. Obv:"DN VALENS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REI PUBLICAE / CONS" 2a. Obv:"DN VAL-ENTINI-ANUS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REI PUBLICAE / CONS" 2b. Obv:"FL IUL CON-STANS PER AUG"; Rev:"VICTORIA AUGUSTORUM / VOT V/MULT X" 3. Obv:"DN VALENS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBLICAE / SMNE" 4a. Obv:"DN VAL-ENTINI-ANUS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBLICAE / SMNM" 4b. Obv:"DN VAL-ENTINI-ANUS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBLICAE / SMNE" 5a. Obv:"DN VALENS AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REI PUBLICAE / ANT" 5b. Obv:"DN VALENS AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REI PUBLICAE / ANTH" 6a. Obv:"DN VAL-ENTINI-ANUS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBLICAE / ANTE" 6b. Obv:"DN THEODO-SIUS PF AUG"; Rev:"VICTOR-IA AUGG / COM / A-Q" 7. Obv:"DN VALENS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBLICAE / SMNM" 8. Obv:"DN VALENS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBLICAE / SMNE" 9. Obv:"DN VAL-ENTINI-ANUS PF AUG"; Rev:"RESTITUTOR REIPUBL
List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Belt with Central Medallion........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Coin Belt........ [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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