Great Ceiling
E1025238
Great Ceiling is the name given to the famous Paleolithic panel of polychrome animal paintings on the roof of Spain’s Altamira Cave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Ceiling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13175352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Ceiling Context triple: [Altamira Cave, roofPaintingsName, Great Ceiling]
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A.
Great Dome
The Great Dome is an iconic neoclassical architectural landmark at the heart of MIT’s Cambridge campus, often symbolizing the institute itself.
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B.
Great Dome
The Great Dome is the prominent central dome crowning the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., serving as a major architectural and visual landmark of the church.
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C.
Great Dome
The Great Dome is a vast, cathedral-like underground chamber renowned as one of the most impressive spaces within Slovakia’s Demänovská Cave of Liberty.
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D.
Lembert Dome
Lembert Dome is a prominent granite dome and popular hiking and climbing destination in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park.
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E.
Cave Rock
Cave Rock is a prominent volcanic rock formation and culturally significant Washoe Tribe site on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Ceiling Target entity description: Great Ceiling is the name given to the famous Paleolithic panel of polychrome animal paintings on the roof of Spain’s Altamira Cave.
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A.
Great Dome
The Great Dome is the prominent central dome crowning the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., serving as a major architectural and visual landmark of the church.
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B.
Great Dome
The Great Dome is an iconic neoclassical architectural landmark at the heart of MIT’s Cambridge campus, often symbolizing the institute itself.
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C.
Great Dome
The Great Dome is a vast, cathedral-like underground chamber renowned as one of the most impressive spaces within Slovakia’s Demänovská Cave of Liberty.
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D.
Lembert Dome
Lembert Dome is a prominent granite dome and popular hiking and climbing destination in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park.
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E.
Cave Rock
Cave Rock is a prominent volcanic rock formation and culturally significant Washoe Tribe site on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic cave art panel
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rock art ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
Late Pleistocene
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circa 14,000 BP ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Magdalenian culture
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linked to:
Magdalenian
|
| conservationConcern | sensitivity to humidity and carbon dioxide ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Upper Paleolithic
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linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
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| depicts |
bison
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deer ⓘ horses ⓘ wild boar ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1879 ⓘ |
| function | prehistoric ritual or symbolic expression ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | polychrome painting ⓘ |
| hasReplica | Altamira Neocave replica ⓘ |
| influenced | study of Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altamira Cave
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Cantabria ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Santillana del Mar ⓘ |
| materialUsed | mineral pigments ⓘ |
| notableFor |
three-dimensional use of natural rock relief
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well-preserved polychrome animal figures ⓘ |
| orientation | ceiling panel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altamira Cave complex
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linked to:
Altamira Cave
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| pigmentColor |
black manganese
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red ochre ⓘ |
| region |
Cantabria, northern Spain
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linked to:
Cantabria
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| support | limestone ceiling ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | restricted public access ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Ceiling Description of subject: Great Ceiling is the name given to the famous Paleolithic panel of polychrome animal paintings on the roof of Spain’s Altamira Cave.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.