Samaria ivories
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The Samaria ivories are a collection of intricately carved Iron Age ivory plaques and inlays, famed for their Phoenician-influenced artistry and discovered in the ancient city of Samaria.
All labels observed (1)
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| Samaria ivories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21649435 — 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: Samaria ivories Context triple: [Samaria (Sebaste), containsArtifactType, Samaria ivories]
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Magdala Stone
The Magdala Stone is an intricately carved 1st-century CE synagogue stone discovered in Magdala, Israel, notable for its rare depictions related to the Jerusalem Temple and early Jewish worship.
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Kanishka casket
The Kanishka casket is an ancient Buddhist reliquary from the Kushan period, renowned for its intricate depictions of the Buddha and deities and its association with the reign of Emperor Kanishka I.
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C.
Tabnit Sarcophagus
The Tabnit Sarcophagus is an ornate 5th-century BCE Phoenician royal stone coffin, famed for its bilingual inscriptions and exceptional preservation, now housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
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D.
Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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E.
Tablet of Ahkmenrah
The Tablet of Ahkmenrah is a magical Egyptian artifact in the "Night at the Museum" film series that brings museum exhibits to life each night.
- 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: Samaria ivories Target entity description: The Samaria ivories are a collection of intricately carved Iron Age ivory plaques and inlays, famed for their Phoenician-influenced artistry and discovered in the ancient city of Samaria.
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A.
Magdala Stone
The Magdala Stone is an intricately carved 1st-century CE synagogue stone discovered in Magdala, Israel, notable for its rare depictions related to the Jerusalem Temple and early Jewish worship.
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B.
Kanishka casket
The Kanishka casket is an ancient Buddhist reliquary from the Kushan period, renowned for its intricate depictions of the Buddha and deities and its association with the reign of Emperor Kanishka I.
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C.
Tabnit Sarcophagus
The Tabnit Sarcophagus is an ornate 5th-century BCE Phoenician royal stone coffin, famed for its bilingual inscriptions and exceptional preservation, now housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
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D.
Standard of Ur
The Standard of Ur is an ancient Sumerian artifact from around 2600–2400 BCE, a richly inlaid wooden box depicting scenes of war and peace that offers key insights into early Mesopotamian society.
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E.
Tablet of Ahkmenrah
The Tablet of Ahkmenrah is a magical Egyptian artifact in the "Night at the Museum" film series that brings museum exhibits to life each night.
- F. None of above. chosen
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