ID: 700006886 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006886	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Tetradrachm (tetradrachm; Unknown Greek (Attic) (Greek (Attic) Artist); 182 - 181 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 80.NH.151.6)

Note: Obverse: helmeted head of Athena Parthenos to right. She wears a pendant earring and close-fitting helmet with triple crest. Border of dots. Reverse: an owl standing on an amphora lying on its side, surrounded by an olive wreath. Behind the owl is a plemochoe with ears of corn through its handles. Inscriptions in the field: a magistrate;s name: AMMO DIO.

Titles:

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

Owl on a Storage Jar (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

tetradrachm [300037254] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Exchange Media (hierarchy name), exchange media (objects), money (objects), <money by form>, coins (money), <coins by origin>, Early Western World coins, <Early Western World coins by denomination name>, drachma coins)

Classifications:

numismatics / philately (preferred)

Creation Date: 182 - 181 BCE

Creator Display:

Unknown Greek (Attic) (Greek (Attic) Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Attic (Attic cultural designation) [500202897]

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: 80.NH.151.6

Credit Line: Gift of Morton Scribner, M.D.

Other: Creation: Athínai [7001393] Region of Attica (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Silver

	silver (metal) [300011029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <silver| silver compounds| alloys>)

Dimensions: Object (approx.): Diam.: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Greek (preferred)

Attic (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Hellenistic [300020101] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:

numismatic (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Athena [901000069]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	amphora (storage vessel) [300148696]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, storage containers, storage vessels) (AAT)

	owls (birds) [300310290]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class)) (AAT)

	plemochoe [300198888]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, <containers for personal use>, <containers for personal grooming and hygiene>) (AAT)

	wreath (costume accessory) [300220784]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, <accessories by location on the head>) (AAT)

	corn (species) [300375398]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Plantae (kingdom), Angiospermae (division), Liliopsida (class), Poales (order), Poaceae (family), Zea (genus)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: On the reverse, "Athe," standing for Athens, and "Ammo Dio," the name of the Athenian magistrate who served 182-181 B.C.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Tetradrachm	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Owl on a Storage Jar	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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