Home
Introduction
Overview of Categories
Definitions of Categories
CDWA Lite
Object/Work
Classification
Titles or Names
Creation
Styles/Periods/
Groups/
Movements
Measurements
Materials and Techniques
Inscriptions/Marks
State
Edition
Facture
Orientation/
Arrangement
Physical Description
Condition/
Examination History
Conservation/
Treatment History
Subject Matter
Context
Descriptive Note
Critical Responses
Related Works
Current Location
Copyright/
Restrictions
Ownership/
Collecting History
Exhibition/Loan History
Cataloging History
Related Visual Documentation
Related Textual References
Person/Corporate Body Authority
Generic Concept Authority
Place/Location
Authority
Subject Authority
Cataloging Examples
Entity Relationship Diagram
The CDWA and Other Metadata Standards
A Crosswalk of Metadata Standards
Bibliography



Categories for the Description of Works of Art


Back to Cataloging Examples

Minoan sculpture

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type:  statue
Controlled list
Authority
Classification Terms:
          sculpture
          Greek and Roman art
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Snake Goddess
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository
Free text
Controlled list
Creation Creator Description: unknown Minoan Free text
  Identity: unknown Minoan
Role: sculptor
Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: Middle Minoan Palace period, ca. 1600 BCE
Earliest: -1630  Latest: -1570
Free text

Controlled format
Measurements Dimensions Description: 34.29 cm (height) (13 1/2 inches) Free text
  Value: 34.29 Unit: cm Type: length Controlled list and controlled format
Materials and Techniques Description: terracotta, faience Free text
  Material Names:
        terracotta
        faience
Authority
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
        human figure
        goddess
        priestess
        snakes
        female
Authority
Context Archeological Context-Discovery/Excavation Place: central sanctuary, Palace (Knossos, Crete, Greece) Authority
 
Descriptive Note Text: She represents a goddess or priestess. Figure wears a tight Minoan bodice that reveals bare breasts and a tall tiara with animal (owl or cat) perched on top; snakes are wrapped around her waist and arms; mending is apparent on both upper arms, neck and headdress. There are painted linear decorations on the apron, skirt, and hem. Free text
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Heraklion Museum (Heraklion, Crete, Greece) Repository Number: no. 65 Authority


Free text
Revised 28 August 2006