Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

Left: Ballcourt: Above: Hacha (Ceremonial Ax); unknown Veracruz; Late Classic Veracruz (600-900 CE);Dumbarton Oaks (Washington DC, USA) ID: B38 VCS

Objects Facet .. Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) .... Single Built Works (Hierarchy Name) ....... <single built works by function> .......... <recreation structures> ............ courts (built works) ............... ball courts

(Mesoamerican)

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Only direct and significant relationships



e.g., locational context: hachas

were made to display

in

ball courts

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Must be unique: NOT

paintings

in

museums,

because paintings may be anywhere

Objects Facet .. Visual and Verbal Communication .... Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) ......... <visual works by medium ...> ............ sculpture (v

isual work)

............... <sculpture by

function>

.................. hachas

Associative Relationships

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