ID: 700008828 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008828	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Hoop Earring with Antelope-Head Finial (earring (jewelry); unknown Greek; 220 - 100 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Calif...; 92.AM.8.3.2)

Note: One of a pair of circular gold hoop earrings with a terminal in the shape of an antelope head. Each hoop is comprised of a length of cable around which wire was coiled. The antelope's eyes may once have been inlaid.

Titles:

Hoop Earring with Antelope-Head Finial (preferred,C,U,RP,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

earring (jewelry) [300045998] (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 on the head, ear ornaments)

Classifications:

jewelry / ornament (preferred)

ancient art

Creation Date: 220 - 100 BCE

Creator Display:

unknown Greek [preferred,VP]

unknown Ancient Greek (Ancient Greek cultural designation) [500202840]

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: 92.AM.8.3.2

Other: Creation: Ellás [1000074] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: gold

	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>)

Dimensions: Object (greatest extent): 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)

Cultures:

Hellenistic (preferred)

Ancient Greek

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	antelope [300250022]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Artiodactyla (order), Bovidae (family)) (AAT)

Related Works:

	mate of .... Hoop Earring with Antelope-Head Finial [700008829]
	..........earring (jewelry); unknown Greek; 220 - 100 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, Calif...; 92.AM.8.3.1

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Hoop Earring with Antelope-Head Finial	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

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