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Additional Associations (Identification)

Definition:

Entry rules:

1. The Additional Associations field is particularly useful when information is entered clearly, concisely and consistently.
2. When you want to indicate that an object belongs to a group, simply enter the accession number of the first and last objects in the group in the Additional Associations field. Enter the first accession number, a space, "to", another space and the final accession number.
   Example 1

   A perfume burner that is part of a set comprising the burner (1992.1.1) and the perfume container (1992.1.2)

   	Accession Number	1992.1.1
   	Object Name	perfume burner
   	Quantity	1
   	Additional Associations	1992.1.2

   Example 2

   The thirty-fourth acquisition of 1992 is a lot consisting of sixty-eight objects. The last record in the lot is a mortar.

   	Accession Number	1992.34.68
   	Object Name	mortar
   	Quantity	1
   	Additional Associations	lot 1992.34.1 to 1992.34.68

3. When you want to indicate another kind of association, enter a description and the accession numbers of the associated objects.
   Example

   Record for a gold Phoenician mask for which you want to make a link with another mask of the same culture

   	Accession Number	1969.1624
   	Object Name	mask
   	Object Type	man's mask
   	Additional Associations	Compare with woman's mask, 1979.8
   	Culture	Phoenician