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ID: 300380405
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300380405

 

Record Type: concept
frankincense (gum resin) (gum resin, <gum resin and gum resin by product>, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Aromatic gum resin containing a volatile oil that was valued since ancient times in worship, as a medicine, and as an incense resin. It is obtained from the Boswellia sacra trees and others. It contains resins (mostly triterpenoids), gums, volatiles oils (pinene, dipentene), and bassorin. It is usually found in the form of hard yellow grains.
 
Terms:
frankincense (gum resin) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,U)
olibanum (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
wierookhars (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by composition>
............ <materials by composition> (G)
Hierarchy of organic material
................ organic material (G)
Hierarchy of resin (organic material)
.................... resin (organic material) (G)
Hierarchy of <gum resin and gum resin by product>
........................ <gum resin and gum resin by product> (G)
Hierarchy of gum resin
............................ gum resin (G)
Hierarchy of frankincense (gum resin)
................................ frankincense (gum resin) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Aromatische gomhars die etherische olie bevat en al sinds oude tijden wordt gebruikt bij erediensten, als geneesmiddel en als basis voor wierook. Wierookhars wordt gewonnen uit de Boswellia sacra en andere bomen. Het bevat hars (vooral triterpenoïden), gom, etherische oliën (pineen, dipenteen) en bassorine. Het wordt meestal aangetroffen in de vorm van harde gele korrels. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Boswellia frereana (species)
................................  (Boswellia (genus), Burseraceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300380416]
derived/made from ....  Boswellia sacra (species)
................................  (Boswellia (genus), Burseraceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300380415]
derived/made from ....  Boswellia serrata (species)
................................  (Boswellia (genus), Burseraceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300380417]

Sources and Contributors:
frankincense (gum resin)............  [VP Preferred]
.........................................  AATA online (2002-2020)
.........................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.........................................  J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
.........................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 96011403
.........................................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
olibanum............  [VP]
.................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
wierookhars............  [AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  UvA Talen
.......................  Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
Dutch .......... [AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... UvA Talen
.......... Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)

 

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