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ID: 300265236
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300265236

 

Record Type: concept
aegricanes (<figure- and animal-derived motifs>, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Motifs representing the heads of rams or goats used in antiquity to decorate altars, sarcophagi, and funerary urns; revived as an ornamental device during the Renaissance and used to decorate furniture in the late 18th century.
 
Terms:
aegricanes (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
aegricanes (Ancient Greek (transliterated)-P,D,U,U)
goat's heads (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
ram's heads (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
羊頭繪飾 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
yáng tóu huì shì (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
yang tou hui shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
yang t'ou hui shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
ramskoppen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
ramskop (motief) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
aegicranes (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
aegricane (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
égida (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Physical Attributes Facet
Physical Attributes Facet
Hierarchy of Design Elements (hierarchy name)
.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of design elements (attributes)
........ design elements (attributes) (G)
Hierarchy of motifs
............ motifs (G)
Hierarchy of <figure- and animal-derived motifs>
................ <figure- and animal-derived motifs> (G)
Hierarchy of aegricanes
.................... aegricanes (G)

Additional Parents:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Visual Works (hierarchy name)
........ Visual Works (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of visual works (works)
............ visual works (works) (G)
Hierarchy of <visual works by subject type>
................ <visual works by subject type> (G)
Hierarchy of figures (representations)
.................... figures (representations) (G)
Hierarchy of <figures by portion represented>
........................ <figures by portion represented> (G)
Hierarchy of heads (representations)
............................ heads (representations) (G)
Hierarchy of aegricanes
................................ aegricanes (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 繪於古代器物上、再現公羊或山羊頭的母題,用於裝飾祭壇、棺墓與骨灰罈;在文藝復興時期作為裝飾性元素而捲土重來,並在西元十八世紀晚期用於裝飾家具。 
Dutch ..... Motieven die de kop van een ram of geit voorstellen. Werden in de oudheid gebruikt als decoratie van altaren, sarcofagen en asurnen; herontdekt als decoratie tijdens de renaissance en aan het eind van de 18de eeuw gebruikt als meubeldecoratie. 
Spanish ..... Motivos que representan la cabeza de un carnero o cabra; usado originalmente en la decoración de templos griegos y romanos y más tarde en estilos clasicistas. 

Sources and Contributors:
羊頭繪飾............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
...........  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
aegicranes............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
aegricane............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
....................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
....................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
aegricanes............  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 14
.......................  Fleming et al., Penguin Dictionary of Architecture (1981) 52
.......................  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Ornament and pattern, Ancient," accessed 4 February 2005
.......................  Harris, Historic Architecture Sourcebook (1977) 6
.......................  Lewis and Darley, Dictionary of Ornament (1986) 24
.......................  Ware and Stafford, Illustrated Dictionary of Ornament (1974)
égida............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
..............  Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:1058
goat's heads............  [VP]
.......................  Meyer, Handbook of Ornament (1957) 76
ram's heads............  [VP]
.......................  Ware and Stafford, Illustrated Dictionary of Ornament (1974) 179
ramskop (motief)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.............................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
ramskoppen............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
yang tou hui shi............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
yang t'ou hui shih............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
yáng tóu huì shì............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.............................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 14
............  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Ornament and pattern, Ancient," accessed 4 February 2005
............  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 14
.......... Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Ornament and pattern, Ancient," accessed 4 February 2005
.......... Lewis and Darley, Dictionary of Ornament (1986)
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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