Snettisham Hoard
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The Snettisham Hoard is a major Iron Age treasure find from Norfolk, England, renowned for its large collection of intricately crafted gold and silver torcs and other precious metal objects associated with the ancient Iceni tribe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snettisham Hoard canonical | 4 |
| Snettisham treasure finds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2247204 — 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: Snettisham Hoard Context triple: [Snettisham, knownFor, Snettisham Hoard]
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A.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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B.
Vindolanda
Vindolanda is a Roman auxiliary fort and settlement in northern England renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved archaeological remains, including the famous Vindolanda writing tablets.
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C.
Oxus Treasure
The Oxus Treasure is a renowned collection of Achaemenid Persian gold and silver artifacts dating from the 5th–4th centuries BCE, celebrated for its craftsmanship and historical significance.
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D.
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district and largely rural area in the county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England.
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E.
Lewis Chessmen
The Lewis Chessmen are a famous collection of 12th-century walrus-ivory chess pieces discovered on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, renowned for their expressive, carved medieval figures.
- 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: Snettisham Hoard Target entity description: The Snettisham Hoard is a major Iron Age treasure find from Norfolk, England, renowned for its large collection of intricately crafted gold and silver torcs and other precious metal objects associated with the ancient Iceni tribe.
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A.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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B.
Vindolanda
Vindolanda is a Roman auxiliary fort and settlement in northern England renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved archaeological remains, including the famous Vindolanda writing tablets.
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C.
Oxus Treasure
The Oxus Treasure is a renowned collection of Achaemenid Persian gold and silver artifacts dating from the 5th–4th centuries BCE, celebrated for its craftsmanship and historical significance.
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D.
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district and largely rural area in the county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England.
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E.
Lewis Chessmen
The Lewis Chessmen are a famous collection of 12th-century walrus-ivory chess pieces discovered on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, renowned for their expressive, carved medieval figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age hoard
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archaeological find ⓘ treasure hoard ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | hoard site ⓘ |
| artStyle |
La Tène culture
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surface form:
La Tène style
|
| associatedWith |
Celtic art
ⓘ
Iceni ⓘ Iceni ⓘ
surface form:
pre-Roman Iceni kingdom
|
| chronology | pre-Roman Britain ⓘ |
| contains |
coin
ⓘ
ingot ⓘ metal fragment ⓘ torc ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture |
ancient Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Age Britain
|
| currentLocation | British Museum ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
20th century
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Norfolk, England ⓘ |
| discoveredNear |
Snettisham
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surface form:
Snettisham village
|
| discoveryMethod |
excavation
ⓘ
fieldwalking ⓘ |
| estimatedDate |
1st century BC
ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | British Museum ⓘ |
| foundIn |
pits
ⓘ
ploughsoil ⓘ |
| function |
ritual deposit
ⓘ
wealth storage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Snettisham Torcs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Torc from Snettisham
|
| heritageDesignation | nationally important archaeological find ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Norfolk ⓘ Snettisham ⓘ |
| material |
copper alloy
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate metalwork
ⓘ
large collection of torcs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Snettisham Hoard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Snettisham treasure finds
|
| period | Late Iron Age ⓘ |
| region | East Anglia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Celtic torc
ⓘ
Iceni ⓘ
surface form:
Iceni tribe
|
| relatedWork |
Snettisham Torcs
ⓘ
surface form:
Snettisham Great Torc
|
| significance | major Iron Age treasure find ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Snettisham Hoard Description of subject: The Snettisham Hoard is a major Iron Age treasure find from Norfolk, England, renowned for its large collection of intricately crafted gold and silver torcs and other precious metal objects associated with the ancient Iceni tribe.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Snettisham treasure finds