artist: Unknown Indian;
Black schist, Object: 22.9 cm (9 in.);
J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California), Gift of Dr. Sidney and Idelle Port, 83.AJ.390 © The J. Paul Getty Trust. All Rights Reserved.
Object/Work🔺
- Catalog Level:🔺 item (value type: controlled list)
- Type:🔺 statue (value type: authority)
Classification🔺
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Terms:🔺
sculpture
Asian Art (value type: controlled list)
Titles or Names🔺
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Text:🔺 Male Head from a Relief
(value type: free text)
Preference: preferred (value type: controlled list)
Type: repository
Creation🔺
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Creator Description:🔺 unknown Indian (value type: free text)
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Identity:🔺 unknown Indian (_value type: authority)
Role:🔺 sculptor -
Creation Date:🔺 3rd century AD (value type: free text)
Earliest:🔺 201 Latest:🔺 300 (value type: controlled format) -
Creation Place/Original Location: Gandhara (India) (value type: authority)
Measurements🔺
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Dimensions Description:🔺 22.9 cm (height) (9 inches) (value type: free text)
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Value: 22.9 Unit: cm Type: height (value type: controlled format and controlled lists)
Materials and Techniques🔺
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Description:🔺 copper alloy, lost-wax process (value type: free text)
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Material Name: copper alloy (value type: authority)
Technique Name: lost-wax process (value type: authority)
Inscriptions/Marks
- Transcription or Description: Reverse, label of unknown date and origin, white rectangle with slightly beveled edges, written in dark ink: “FGR-97 / 1" (value type: free text)
Subject Matter🔺
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Indexing Terms:🔺
human figure
male (value type: authority)
Current Location🔺
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Repository Name/Geographic Location:🔺
Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California, United States)
(value type: authority)
Repository Numbers:🔺 83.AJ.390 (value type: free text)
NOTE: 🔺 indicates a core CDWA category.
Revised 23 July 2024
by Emily Benoff