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ID: 700006659
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006659
Record Type: Movable Work
Necklace with a Pendant of an Engraved Gem (necklace; Unknown Greek, Etruscan (Greek, Etruscan Artist); 550 - 400 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 77.AO.77.1)
Note: Necklace composed of alternating granulated gold and amber beads. Mounted to it is a Greek gem engraved with an image of a lion attacking a bull. The gem is set into an Etruscan gold mount with granulation.
Titles:
Necklace with a Pendant of an Engraved Gem (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Necklace with a Pendant Scarab (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
necklace [300046001] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, jewelry, <jewelry by location>, jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body)
scarab (carving) [300230813]
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

Classifications:
jewelry / ornament (preferred)

Creation Date: 550 - 400 BCE

Creator Display:
Unknown Greek, Etruscan (Greek, 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: 77.AO.77.1
Credit Line: Gift of Gordon McLendon
Other: Creation: Italia [1000080] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Scarab: carnelian; mount: gold; beads: amber
carnelian [300133223]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral, quartz (mineral), chalcedony)
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>)
beads (pierced objects) [300234006]
.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>)
granulation [300054021]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, <metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques>, <metalworking processes and techniques>, metal decorating techniques)
amber (fossil resin) [300012934]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, organic material, resin (organic material), fossil resin)

Dimensions: Various, see extensions
Cultures:
Ancient Greek (preferred)
Etruscan

General Subject:
apparel (preferred)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Necklace with a Pendant of an Engraved Gem........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Necklace with a Pendant Scarab........ [JPGM]
........ 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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