Praeneste fibula
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The Praeneste fibula is an ancient gold brooch famous for bearing one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin inscription.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Praeneste fibula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8858994 — 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: Praeneste fibula Context triple: [Praeneste, hasArchaeologicalFind, Praeneste fibula]
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A.
Sabinum
Sabinum was the ancient central Italian region traditionally associated with the Sabine people, located in the Apennine area northeast of Rome.
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B.
Römerstein
Römerstein is a municipality in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, known for its rural landscape and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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C.
Vindonissa
Vindonissa was a significant Roman legionary camp and settlement located in what is now Windisch, Switzerland, serving as an important military and strategic center on the empire’s northwestern frontier.
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D.
Osseo
Osseo is a small suburban city located in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota.
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E.
Falerii Veteres
Falerii Veteres was the principal ancient city of the Falisci in central Italy, known as a significant pre-Roman urban center later incorporated into the Roman sphere.
- 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: Praeneste fibula Target entity description: The Praeneste fibula is an ancient gold brooch famous for bearing one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin inscription.
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A.
Sabinum
Sabinum was the ancient central Italian region traditionally associated with the Sabine people, located in the Apennine area northeast of Rome.
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B.
Römerstein
Römerstein is a municipality in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, known for its rural landscape and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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C.
Vindonissa
Vindonissa was a significant Roman legionary camp and settlement located in what is now Windisch, Switzerland, serving as an important military and strategic center on the empire’s northwestern frontier.
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D.
Osseo
Osseo is a small suburban city located in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota.
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E.
Falerii Veteres
Falerii Veteres was the principal ancient city of the Falisci in central Italy, known as a significant pre-Roman urban center later incorporated into the Roman sphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient artifact
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brooch ⓘ fibula ⓘ |
| artifactType | personal ornament ⓘ |
| associatedName |
Manios
ⓘ
Numasios ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Praeneste ⓘ |
| chronology |
7th century BCE
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Orientalizing period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Italic
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Latial culture ⓘ |
| currentCity | Rome ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Palestrina ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | c. 650 BCE ⓘ |
| function | garment fastener ⓘ |
| hasDebate | authenticity of inscription ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved bow
ⓘ
pin and catch mechanism ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Manios med fhefhaked Numasioi ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyConsensus | generally accepted as authentic after modern analyses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent | gift dedication by Manios to Numasios ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Old Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | engraving on gold ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | dedicatory inscription ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| museumCollection | Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini collection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evidence for early Latin language
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important for history of Latin epigraphy ⓘ one of the earliest known Old Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | Latium ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italic epigraphy
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Latin language history ⓘ archaeology of Praeneste ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| stylisticContext | Orientalizing Italic goldwork ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
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linguistic studies of early Latin ⓘ paleographic studies ⓘ |
| usedFor | fastening clothing ⓘ |
| writingSystem | early Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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