Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

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In the polyhierarchy, one “preferred” relationship is flagged for technical efficiency

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The “Non-preferred” relationship displays with an “N”

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Jade is both a gemstone and a metamorphic rock

.. rock .... <rock by form> ...... stone (rock) .......... <stone by quality> ............ gemstone ............... <gemstones by specific type> .................. jade (rock)

[N]

.. rock ..... metamorphic rock ....... jade (rock)

Corsage Ornament, Georges Fouquet (French, 1862

–1957), ca.

1923; jade, onyx, diamonds,

jade (rock)Note: General term for several varieties of hard and soft, fine-grained rock composed of jadeite, nephrite, serpentine, or other mineralogicallyrelated materials ...enamel, and platinum; 8 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (22.5 x 9.5 cm); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York); Gift of Eva and Michael Chow, 2001; 2001.723a, b.

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.