Venus de Milo
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Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Venus de Milo canonical | 16 |
| Aphrodite of Milos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347035 — 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: Venus de Milo Context triple: [Louvre Museum, notableWork, Venus de Milo]
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Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
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B.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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C.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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D.
Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis is a large, finely carved sphinx statue from ancient Egypt, likely dating to the New Kingdom, renowned for its craftsmanship and association with the former capital city of Memphis.
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E.
Prometheus statue
The Prometheus statue is a famous gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship that serves as an iconic centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center plaza.
- 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: Venus de Milo Target entity description: Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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A.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
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B.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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C.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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D.
Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis is a large, finely carved sphinx statue from ancient Egypt, likely dating to the New Kingdom, renowned for its craftsmanship and association with the former capital city of Memphis.
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E.
Prometheus statue
The Prometheus statue is a famous gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship that serves as an iconic centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center plaza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ marble statue ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ statue of Aphrodite ⓘ |
| armStatus | both arms missing ⓘ |
| artMovement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| creator | Alexandros of Antioch ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of classical beauty
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symbol of Western art canon ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
circa 100 BC
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circa 130 BC ⓘ |
| depicts | Aphrodite ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1820 ⓘ |
| exhibitedSince | 1821 ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological sculpture
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nude sculpture ⓘ |
| hasBeenSubjectOf |
extensive art historical scholarship
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restoration debates ⓘ |
| headStatus | original head preserved ⓘ |
| height |
about 204 cm
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about 6 feet 8 inches ⓘ |
| iconography | semi-nude standing female deity ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century academic art
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neoclassical sculpture reception ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Aegean islands
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surface form:
Cyclades
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| location |
Louvre Museum
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Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| museumSection | Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities ⓘ |
| namedAfter | island of Milos ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrapposto stance
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idealized female form ⓘ missing arms ⓘ |
| originalFunction | cult statue or decorative public monument ⓘ |
| owner |
Government of France
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surface form:
French state
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| partOf | Louvre's Greek sculpture collection ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Melos
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Milos ⓘ |
| roomOrGallery |
Grande Galerie
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surface form:
Galerie des Antiques
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| signedBy | Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquired by France after its discovery in 1820 ⓘ |
| style | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | goddess of love and beauty ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Venus de Milo Description of subject: Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aphrodite of Milos