Alexander Sarcophagus
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The Alexander Sarcophagus is an elaborately carved late 4th-century BCE stone coffin, famed for its detailed reliefs depicting Alexander the Great in battle and hunting scenes, and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Sarcophagus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7042658 — 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: Alexander Sarcophagus Context triple: [Istanbul Archaeological Museums, notableExhibit, Alexander Sarcophagus]
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A.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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B.
sarcophagus of Constantine the Great
The sarcophagus of Constantine the Great is the monumental red porphyry tomb that once housed the remains of the first Christian Roman emperor, originally placed at the center of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
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C.
Karajía sarcophagi
The Karajía sarcophagi are a group of striking pre-Inca funerary statues carved into a cliffside in northern Peru, notable for their anthropomorphic forms and association with elite burials of the Chachapoya people.
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D.
Motya Charioteer statue
The Motya Charioteer statue is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek marble sculpture, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of a victorious charioteer and its refined Classical style.
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E.
Philae obelisk
The Philae obelisk is an ancient Egyptian monument on the island of Philae whose bilingual inscriptions were crucial in helping scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
- 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: Alexander Sarcophagus Target entity description: The Alexander Sarcophagus is an elaborately carved late 4th-century BCE stone coffin, famed for its detailed reliefs depicting Alexander the Great in battle and hunting scenes, and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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A.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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B.
sarcophagus of Constantine the Great
The sarcophagus of Constantine the Great is the monumental red porphyry tomb that once housed the remains of the first Christian Roman emperor, originally placed at the center of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
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C.
Karajía sarcophagi
The Karajía sarcophagi are a group of striking pre-Inca funerary statues carved into a cliffside in northern Peru, notable for their anthropomorphic forms and association with elite burials of the Chachapoya people.
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D.
Motya Charioteer statue
The Motya Charioteer statue is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek marble sculpture, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of a victorious charioteer and its refined Classical style.
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E.
Philae obelisk
The Philae obelisk is an ancient Egyptian monument on the island of Philae whose bilingual inscriptions were crucial in helping scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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archaeological artifact ⓘ funerary monument ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ stone coffin ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus |
masterpiece of classical sculpture
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masterpiece of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums collection ⓘ |
| artMovement | Classical Greek art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander the Great
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King of Sidon ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Abdalonymus ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 320 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Alexander the Great
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Greeks ⓘ Persians ⓘ battle scenes ⓘ boar hunt ⓘ cavalry combat ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ lion hunt ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Sidon ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1887 ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Lebanon ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Osman Hamdi Bey ⓘ |
| foundIn | royal necropolis of Sidon ⓘ |
| function | elite burial monument ⓘ |
| genre | royal funerary art ⓘ |
| hasMisconception | believed by name to be Alexander’s own coffin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acroteria
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battle frieze ⓘ corner figures ⓘ gable-like lid ⓘ high-relief friezes ⓘ hunt frieze ⓘ painted surfaces ⓘ |
| inception | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
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linked to:
Istanbul Archaeological Museums
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| locatedInCity | Istanbul ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| madeOf | Pentelic marble ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of armor and horses
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dynamic composition ⓘ exceptional preservation of reliefs ⓘ naturalistic anatomy ⓘ traces of original color ⓘ |
| originallyHad | polychrome painting ⓘ |
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