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ID: 700007782
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007782
Record Type: Movable Work
Head Inlay (inlay (decoration); Unknown Egyptian (Egyptian Artist); 1540 - 1075 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 2003.149)
Note: Profile head inlay facing right is cast in deep red glass. The facial features are well articulated. the eye was once inlaid, likely in a material of a contrasting color. Also, there are small fragments of a white glass headdress still attached to the top of the head and the back of the neck. In good condition with a few minor nicks and scratches.
Titles:
Head Inlay (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)
Cast Red Profile Head Inlay (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
inlay (decoration) [300256033] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, visual works components, applied decoration)

Classifications:
Ancient Egyptian art (preferred)

Creation Date: 1540 - 1075 BCE

Creator Display:
Unknown Egyptian (Egyptian Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Egyptian (modern) (modern Egyptian cultural designation) [500203245]
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: 2003.149
Other: Creation: Egypt [7014986] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: glass
glass (material) [300010797]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: Object: H: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
General Subject:
human figures (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
head (representation) [300262520]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations), <figures by portion represented>) (AAT)
profiles (figures) [300123319]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by form>, <visual works by form of image>, <images by vantage point or orientation>) (AAT)
inlay (decoration) [300256033]
.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, visual works components, applied decoration) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media
Sources and Contributors:
Head Inlay........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-) accessed 27 February 2014
Cast Red Profile Head Inlay........ [JPGM]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-) accessed 27 February 2014
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