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Type of object: indicate in more specific terms what kind of object is the cultural good, going beyond the generic description already given by the category title, for example: bust of Augustus Caesar; painting of a picnic gathering in the forest; sculpture of a child with pet dog; bas-relief of a battle scene, print map of the port of Marseilles; negative matrix or positive copy of a surrealist film, Luis XV-style set of armchairs; Stradivarius violin; etc.

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Materials: indicate what materials were used to make the cultural object or of what material it consists (for natural objects).

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Technique(s): indicate the technique(s) used to make the cultural object. For paleontological, zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical objects indicate ‘natural object – non applicable’.

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Title/subject: indicate the title of the cultural object, if known. If the work does not have a given name, indicate its subject with a summary of the appearance of the object or, in the case of films, the subject of the film. For scientific instruments or other objects for which it is not possible to specify a title or subject, it is sufficient to complete the box ‘type of object’. For paleontological, zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical objects indicate ‘natural object – non applicable’.

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Dating: Where no precise date is known, indicate the century and part of the century (first quarter, first half) or millennium (categories 1 and 2).

For antique goods to which age specifications apply (more than 50 or 100 years old or between 50 and 100 years old), and for which it is not sufficient to indicate the century, specify a year, even if approximate (for example around 1890, approximately 1950).

For films, if date not known, specify decade.

In the case of sets (archives and libraries), indicate earliest and latest dates.

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Maker: Give the artist’s name, if known and recorded. If the works are collaborative products or copies, indicate the artists or the artist copied, if known. If the work is only attributed to a single artist, enter ‘Attributed to […]’. If the artist is not known, state the workshop, school or style (for example workshop of Velazquez, Venetian school, Ming period, Louis XV-style or Victorian-style). In the case of printed matter, state the name of the publisher, the place and the year of publication. For paleontological, zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical objects, indicate ‘natural object – non applicable’.

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Origin: indicate the historical origin of the cultural object. For example, for a Minotaur statue, one could indicate ‘Minoan civilisation’.

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Description: indicate other distinct characteristics of the object and any other information about the object that could be used to identify it, for example, historical antecedents, conditions of execution, former owners, state of preservation and restoration, bibliography, electronic code or marking, etc.

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Customs value: indicate the value of the cultural good for customs purposes in the national currency unit.

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Three-quarter, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Front;

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Left side, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Right side, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Back;

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Top, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Bottom, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects).

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Type of object: indicate in more specific terms what kind of object is the cultural good, going beyond the generic description already given by the category title, for example: bust of Augustus Caesar; painting of a picnic gathering in the forest; sculpture of a child with pet dog; bas-relief of a battle scene, print map of the port of Marseilles; negative matrix or positive copy of a surrealist film, Luis XV-style set of armchairs; Stradivarius violin; etc.

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Materials: indicate what materials were used to make the cultural object or of what material it consists (for natural objects).

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Technique(s): indicate the technique(s) used to make the cultural object. For paleontological, zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical objects indicate ‘natural object – non applicable’.

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Title/subject: indicate the title of the cultural object, if known. If the work does not have a given name, indicate its subject with a summary of the appearance of the object or, in the case of films, the subject of the film. For scientific instruments or other objects for which it is not possible to specify a title or subject, it is sufficient to complete the box ‘type of object’. For paleontological, zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical objects indicate ‘natural object – non applicable’.

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Dating: Where no precise date is known, indicate the century and part of the century (first quarter, first half) or millennium (categories 1 and 2).

For antique goods to which age specifications apply (more than 50 or 100 years old or between 50 and 100 years old), and for which it is not sufficient to indicate the century, specify a year, even if approximate (for example around 1890, approximately 1950).

For films, if date not known, specify decade.

In the case of sets (archives and libraries), indicate earliest and latest dates.

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Maker: Give the artist’s name if known and recorded. If the works are collaborative products or copies, indicate the artists or the artist copied, if known. If the work is only attributed to a single artist, enter ‘Attributed to […]’. If the artist is not known, state the workshop, school or style (for example workshop of Velazquez, Venetian school, Ming period, Louis XV-style or Victorian-style). In the case of printed matter, state the name of the publisher, the place and the year of publication. For paleontological, zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical objects indicate ‘natural object – non applicable’.

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Origin: indicate the historical origin of the cultural object. For example, for a Minotaur statue one could indicate ‘Minoan civilisation’.

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Description: indicate other distinct characteristics of the object and any other information about the object that could be used to identify it, for example, historical antecedents, conditions of execution, former owners, state of preservation and restoration, bibliography, electronic code or marking, etc.

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Customs value: indicate the value of the cultural good for customs purposes in the national currency unit.

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Three-quarter, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Front;

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Left side, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Right side, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Back;

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Top, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects);

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Bottom, where appropriate (3-dimensional objects).

For cultural goods presenting distinguishing features, provide a photograph of the distinguishing feature and a textual description.

For cultural goods presenting marks, provide a photograph and textual description of the mark.

For cultural goods presenting inscriptions, provide a photograph of the inscription and, if possible, the text of the inscription in its original language or a translation.

Measurements:

Indicate the weight, shape and measurements of the object. In the case of complex or irregularly-shaped objects, indicate the measurements in centimetres in this order: H × L × D (height, width, depth).