Bicha de Balazote sculpture
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Bicha de Balazote sculpture is an ancient Iberian stone statue depicting a mythological creature with a human head and a bull’s body, renowned as a key example of pre-Roman art in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bicha de Balazote sculpture canonical | 2 |
| Bicha de Balazote statue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8041813 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bicha de Balazote sculpture Context triple: [Bicha of Balazote, alsoKnownAs, Bicha de Balazote sculpture]
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A.
La Mano sculpture
La Mano sculpture is an iconic seaside artwork in Punta del Este, Uruguay, depicting a giant hand emerging from the sand and serving as one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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B.
Virgen del Socavón statue
The Virgen del Socavón statue is a prominent religious monument in Oruro, Bolivia, honoring the city’s patron saint and serving as an iconic symbol of its famous Carnival and mining heritage.
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C.
El Caballito statue
El Caballito statue is a prominent equestrian monument in Mexico City, widely recognized as a historic symbol of the city’s colonial and artistic heritage.
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D.
Virgin of El Panecillo monument
The Virgin of El Panecillo monument is a towering aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking Quito from the hill of El Panecillo, serving as one of the city's most iconic symbols.
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E.
Cristo Blanco statue
The Cristo Blanco statue is a large white Christ monument overlooking the city of Cusco, Peru, serving as a prominent religious symbol and popular viewpoint.
- 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: Bicha de Balazote sculpture Target entity description: Bicha de Balazote sculpture is an ancient Iberian stone statue depicting a mythological creature with a human head and a bull’s body, renowned as a key example of pre-Roman art in the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
La Mano sculpture
La Mano sculpture is an iconic seaside artwork in Punta del Este, Uruguay, depicting a giant hand emerging from the sand and serving as one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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B.
Virgen del Socavón statue
The Virgen del Socavón statue is a prominent religious monument in Oruro, Bolivia, honoring the city’s patron saint and serving as an iconic symbol of its famous Carnival and mining heritage.
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C.
El Caballito statue
El Caballito statue is a prominent equestrian monument in Mexico City, widely recognized as a historic symbol of the city’s colonial and artistic heritage.
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D.
Virgin of El Panecillo monument
The Virgin of El Panecillo monument is a towering aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking Quito from the hill of El Panecillo, serving as one of the city's most iconic symbols.
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E.
Cristo Blanco statue
The Cristo Blanco statue is a large white Christ monument overlooking the city of Cusco, Peru, serving as a prominent religious symbol and popular viewpoint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Iberian sculpture
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archaeological artifact ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stone statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bicha de Balazote sculpture
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Bicha de Balazote statue ⓘ
linked to:
Bicha de Balazote sculpture
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| artHistoricalImportance | important example of Iberian zoomorphic sculpture ⓘ |
| artStyle | pre-Roman Iberian art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iberian religion
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funerary context ⓘ |
| chronology |
5th century BCE
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6th century BCE ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culture | Iberian ⓘ |
| currentCity | Madrid ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Madrid)
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linked to:
Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Spain)
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| depicts |
human-headed bull
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mythological creature ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Balazote, Albacete, Spain ⓘ |
| genre |
religious sculpture
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votive sculpture ⓘ |
| hasBodyOf | bull ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved anatomical details
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frontal human head ⓘ reclining bull body ⓘ stylized hair and beard ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | human ⓘ |
| iconographicType | human-headed bull ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek art
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Near Eastern art ⓘ Orientalizing period motifs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Castile-La Mancha
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Province of Albacete ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| madeOf | limestone ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
National Archaeological Museum of Spain collection
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linked to:
Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Spain)
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| period | Iberian period ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery | Balazote ⓘ |
| possibleFunction |
funerary monument
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protective figure ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| significance | key example of pre-Roman art in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
mythological being
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possible chthonic deity ⓘ |
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Subject: Bicha de Balazote sculpture Description of subject: Bicha de Balazote sculpture is an ancient Iberian stone statue depicting a mythological creature with a human head and a bull’s body, renowned as a key example of pre-Roman art in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Bicha de Balazote sculpture
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