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ID: 700006906
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006906
Record Type: Movable Work
Statuette of a Comic Actor (statuette (figurine); Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); 1 - 125; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 96.AB.192)
Note: The chubby figure squats with buttocks projecting. He sticks two fingers of his right hand into the corner of his mouth, probably to help produce a flatulent sound, while his left hand is thrust back to emphasize the appropriate action of his rear end. He wears a comic mask and a tight-fitting "body suit" with a round, sweater-like neckline, covered with a fine, cross-hatched pattern. This costume has an anus indicated on the tights, and is completed by a large, limp penis which dangles to the ground between his legs. A narrow scarf, decorated with incised stripes, is worn over his left shoulder.
Titles:
Statuette of a Comic Actor (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
statuette (figurine) [300047455] (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: 1 - 125

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: 96.AB.192
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman
Other: Creation: Roman Empire [7030347] 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: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Cultures:
Roman (preferred)
Ancient Roman

General Subject:
human figures (preferred)
humor and comedy

Specific Subjects:
actor (performing artist) [300025658]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in the arts and related occupations>, <people in the arts>, <people in the performing arts>, performing artists) (AAT)
genitals (animal components) [300375052]
.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, animal components) (AAT)
man (male human) [300025928]
.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures
Sources and Contributors:
Statuette of a Comic Actor........ [JPGM,VP]
........ 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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