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ID: 300343407 Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300343407			Record Type: concept

lion's head (motif) (<figure- and animal-derived motifs>, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name))

Note: Motif in the form of the head of a lion, usually a maned African lion. Examples occur in Western and Asian art, for example in carpet designs, spouts and other elements on pottery, and ornamental elements on architecture or furniture.

Terms:

lion's head (motif) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,SN)

lion's heads (motif) (C,U,English,UF,U,PN)

lion head (motif) (C,U,English,UF,U,SN)

lion-head (motif) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)

獅頭 (紋飾) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)

shī tóu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)

shi tou (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

shih t'ou (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)

leeuwenkop (motief) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

leeuwenkoppen (motief) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Physical Attributes Facet

.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)

........ design elements (attributes) (G)

............ motifs (G)

................ <figure- and animal-derived motifs> (G)

.................... lion's head (motif) (G,U)

Additional Notes:

Chinese (traditional) ..... 以獅子頭部為表現形式的紋飾，通常是帶有鬃毛的非洲獅。西方與亞洲均有此類藝術作品，例如：地毯的設計、陶瓷器皿的壺嘴及其他部分，以及建築或家具的裝飾元素。

Dutch ..... Motief in de vorm van een leeuwenkop, meestal een gemaande Afrikaanse leeuw. Voorbeelden komen voor in Westerse en Aziatische kunst, bijvoorbeeld in tapijtontwerpen, waterspuwers en andere elementen op aardewerk, en decoratieve elementen in architectuur of op meubels.

Related concepts:

derived/made from ....	Panthera leo (species)
................................	(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300310388]

possessed by/existing in ....	lion-head spouts
............................................	(waterspouts, <plumbing and stormwater system components>, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300252662]

Sources and Contributors:

獅頭 (紋飾)............	[AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 April 23, 2014

leeuwenkop (motief)............	[RKD, AAT-Ned]
...................................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
...................................	HASH(0x280baa4)
...................................	Legermuseum
...................................	Werkgroep uniformen en uitrustingsstukken

leeuwenkoppen (motief)............	[RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.........................................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
.........................................	HASH(0x280baa4)
.........................................	Legermuseum
.........................................	Werkgroep uniformen en uitrustingsstukken

lion head (motif)............	[VP]
................................	Christie's Online (2001-)
................................	Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art (1995) 33

lion-head (motif)............	[VP]
................................	Whelan, The Public Figure: Political Iconography in Medieval Mesopotamia (2006)

lion's head (motif)............	[VP Preferred]
...................................	British National Trust (2002-)
...................................	Cook, Greek Painted Pottery (1997)
...................................	De la Bédoyère, Pottery in Britain (2004) 20
...................................	Grove Art Online (2008-)
...................................	National Register of Historic Places [online] (2002-)

lion's heads (motif)............	[Suzzallo-UW, VP]
...................................	Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Ornament and pattern, §II: Western," accessed 22 June, 2010
...................................	Winter, Studies in Hellenistic Architecture (2006) 77

shih t'ou............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
....................	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)

shi tou............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)

shī tóu............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)


Subject: .....	[AS-Academia Sinica, RKD, AAT-Ned, Suzzallo-UW, VP]
............	J. Matusz, Delfts aardewerk, Gaade, 1977


Note:
English	..........	[VP]
	..........	British National Trust (2002-) key to symbols
	..........	Grove Art Online (2008-) "Ornament and pattern, §II: Western," access 22 June 2010
Chinese (traditional)	..........	[AS-Academia Sinica]
	..........	AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch	..........	[RKD, AAT-Ned]
	..........	AAT-Ned (1994-)
	..........	Legermuseum
	..........	Werkgroep uniformen en uitrustingsstukken

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