ID: 700009068 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009068	Record Type: Built Work

Pamphili Obelisk (obelisk (monumental pillar); unknown ancient Egyptian; carved under Domitian; owned by Pa...; ancient; Piazza Navona (Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italia, Europe, World, Top...)

Note: Ancient obelisk now located in the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi is a fountain in the Piazza Navona in Rome. The obelisk was cut in Egypt and brought to Rome by Domitian, under whom hieroglyphics were carved to name him as 'eternal pharoah' and to Vespasian and Titus as gods. The obelisk had lain for centuries in the Circus Maximus until it was incorporated into the Bernini fountain.

Titles:

Pamphili Obelisk (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Obelisco panphilio (C,U,Italian,U,U)

Domitian's Obelisk (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

obelisk (monumental pillar) [300007021] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>, monumental pillars)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: ancient

Creator Display:

unknown ancient Egyptian; carved under Domitian; owned by Pamphili family in Rome [preferred]

creators unknown Ancient Egyptian (Ancient Egyptian cultural designation) [500202838]

patron Domitian, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, 51-96 CE) [500083758]

owner Pamphili family (Italian family, flourished from 14th century) [500372778]

Locations:

Current: Piazza Navona [7544539] Rome (inhabited place), Roma province (province), Lazio (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Other: Creation: Egypt [7014986] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: red granite on a base of travertine

	red granite [300011205]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), igneous rock, <igneous rock by composition>, <igneous rock by composition: chemical>, acid igneous rock, granite (rock), <granite by color and composition>)

	travertine [300011329]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, carbonate rock, limestone, <limestone by composition>, <limestone by composition: aggregate type>, sinter)

Dimensions: unavailable

General Subject:

structures (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: monuments and monumental structures

............... Four Rivers Fountain

Sources and Contributors:
Pamphili Obelisk	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	........ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Obelisco panphilio	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
Domitian's Obelisk	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

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

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)