Scroll skirts

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > sculpture (visual work) > <sculpture by location or context> > prow ornaments

Descripción

Describes prow figureheads that are neither bust figures, nor full-length figureheads. Specifically those that terminate in a scroll rather than feet. Scroll skirts integrate into the ship stem, and give a clear, smooth profile.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300375756

Otros términos

  • scroll skirt [en]
  • scrollskirts [en]
  • scroll-skirts [en]