Category:Shield of King Pharnakes (Getty Museum, 80.AC.60)

**Shield of King Pharnakes**
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Instance of	shield;
Made from material	bronze;
Collection	Getty Villa;
Inventory number	80.AC.60 (Getty Villa);
Inception	2nd century BC (before 160 BC, after 185 BC);
Width	81.4 cm;
Height	79.7 cm;
Horizontal depth	11.8 cm;
Authority file
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Shield of King Pharnakes

Title

English: Shield of King Pharnakes

Object type

shield

Description

English: Shield in the name of Pharnakes (King Pharnaces I of Pontus). Bronze, made in Pontus.

Français : Bouclier au nom de Pharnakes (le roi Pharnace Ier du Pont). Bronze, fabriqué dans le Pont

Date

between 185 and 160 BC

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

height: 79.7 cm (31.3 in); width: 81.4 cm (32 in); depth: 11.8 cm (4.6 in)

Collection

Getty Villa

	Native name	Getty Villa
	Parent institution	J. Paul Getty Museum
	Location	17985 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, California United States of America
	Coordinates	34° 02′ 41″ N, 118° 33′ 56″ W
	Established	1974
	Website	www.getty.edu
	Authority file	: Q180401 VIAF: 270917417 ULAN: 500125181 LCCN: sh2005003279 OSM: 6180870 BNF: 15839410f WorldCat

Current location

room 209

Accession number

80.AC.60

Place of creation

Pontus, Asia Minor

Object history

1980: given to the J. Paul Getty Museum by Michael R. Milken, Los Angeles

Exhibition history

Beyond Beauty: Antiquities as Evidence, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 16 December 1997–17 January 1999.
Ancient Art from the Permanent Collection, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 16 March 1999–23 May 2004.

Credit line

Gift of Michael Milken

Inscriptions

[Of king Pharnakes]

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This work was published before January 1, 1929 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or fewer since publication.

Media in category "Shield of King Pharnakes (Getty Museum, 80.AC.60)"

The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.

Greek Bronze Shield of King Pharnakes, Pontis, 185-160 BC (10458582333).jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 2.84 MB
Shield Pharnakes Getty Villa 80.AC.60.jpg 2,000 × 2,100; 2.47 MB
Unknown - Shield of King Pharnakes - 80.AC.60.jpg 6,105 × 6,288; 40.26 MB

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