Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Object Genres (hierarchy name)
4. object genres (object classifications)
5. [object genres by function]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Visual Works
5. visual works
6. visual works by location or context
7. natural visual works

Narrower term/s

• natural history specimens
• geological specimens
• DNA microarrays

Anotations

Scope note:

A specimen is an individual instance that represents a class. A good specimen shows the character of the thing or material, useful for close study and permitting exact identification. For parts of anything presented as evidence of quality or composition, prefer "specimens."