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ID: 700006475
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006475
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Statue of a Muse (statue; Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); about 200; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 68.AA.22)
Note: This Muse is probably either Erato, the Muse of lyric and love poetry, or Terpsichore, the Muse of dancing and choral song. Original traces of paint remain in her hair, eyes, and lips. The colors include red, yellow, black, white, and blue.
Titles:
Statue of a Muse (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Muse (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
statue [300047600] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

Classifications:
sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: about 200

Creator Display:
Unknown Roman (Roman Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) [500202843]
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: 68.AA.22
Display Materials: Marble with polychromy
marble (rock) [300011443]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)
polychromy [300247962]
.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, coloring (process))

Dimensions: Object: H: 97.5 x W: 29.1 x D: 19.5 cm (H: 38 3/8 x W: 11 7/16 x D: 7 11/16 in.)
Cultures:
Ancient Roman (preferred)
Roman

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Imperial (Roman) [300020541] (preferred,style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period))

General Subject:
allegory (preferred)
human figures

Specific Subjects:
votive offering [300178244]
.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>, offerings (object genre)) (AAT)
mythology (literary genre) [300055985]
.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for literature>) (AAT)
female [300189557]
.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, biological concepts, sex (biological characteristic)) (AAT)
figure (representation) [300189808]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)
Erato [901001083]
.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)
Terpsichore [901000680]
.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures
Sources and Contributors:
Statue of a Muse........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Muse........ [JPGM]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [JPGM]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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