ID: 700006918 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006918	Record Type: Movable Work

Statuette of Mercury (statuette (figurine); Unknown Gallo-Roman (Gallo-Roman Artist); 120 - 140; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 96.AB.199)

Note: The nude figure reaches forward to offer a moneybag placed on the palm of his right hand. His lower left hand would have held a caduceus. Wings in his hair identify him as Mercury. His hair is bound tightly by a fillet, but his face is surrounded by a mane of curls. His eyes are inlaid with silver and his nipples with copper.

Titles:

Statuette of Mercury (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Mercury (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

statuette (figurine) [300047455] (preferred)

..... (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:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 120 - 140

Creator Display:

Unknown Gallo-Roman (Gallo-Roman Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Gallo-Roman (Gallo-Roman cultural designation) [500354958]

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: 96.AB.199

Credit Line: Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman

Other: Creation: Gaul [4004256] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Bronze with silver and copper

	bronze (metal) [300010957]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

	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>)

	copper (metal) [300011020]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Cultures:

(preferred)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Mercurius [901001345]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	moneybag [300215554]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, <containers for exchange media>) (AAT)

	fillet (headgear) [300400886]
	.....(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>, headgear) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Statuette of Mercury	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Mercury	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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