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ID: 700006621
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006621
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Geometric Statuette of a Horse (statuette (statue); Unknown Greek (Greek Artist); 750 - 700 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 85.AB.445)
Note: The horse stands on a rectangular base with a projection at one end to support the tail. The base is punctured with sixteen triangular holes arranged in four rows. The legs are tall and thin and the tail reaches the ground. The midsection is very thin.
Titles:
Geometric Statuette of a Horse (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Statuette of a Horse (C,U,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
statuette (free-standing sculpture) [300312262] (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: 750 - 700 BCE

Creator Display:
Unknown Greek (Greek Artist) [preferred,JPGM]
unknown Greek (Greek cultural designation) [500125237]
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: 85.AB.445
Credit Line: Gift of Robert A. Kagan
Other: Creation: Ellás [1000074] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Bronze
bronze (metal) [300010957]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

Dimensions: Object: H: 7.9 x W (base): 3.5 x D (base including tail): 5.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Cultures:
Greek (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Geometric (Greek culture or style) [300020079] (preferred,style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:
animals (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
horse (species) [300250148]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Perissodactyla (order), Equidae (family), Equus (genus)) (AAT)

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