ID: 901001119 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001119	Record Type: Character/Person

	Father Time (allegorical character)

Note: The anthropomorphized representation of time as an elderly, bearded man. He is often, but not always, dressed in a long garment and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping device, representing time's constant forward movement. The figure likely developed from Chronos, the Greek Titan of human time, reaping, and calendars. The figure also is related to Father Time.

Names:

	Father Time (allegorical character) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Miscellaneous Topics (P)
		....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
		........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
		............Time (allegorical character) (I)
		................Father Time (allegorical character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	is personification of .... time
	.....(physics concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
	.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... elderly persons
	.....(adults (people), people by age group, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Father Time (allegorical character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208018
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Time#/media/File:Father_time_7765.jpg
	................ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)