Lion Hunt mosaic
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The Lion Hunt mosaic is a renowned ancient floor mosaic from Pella, Greece, depicting a dynamic lion-hunting scene and exemplifying the high artistic achievement of Hellenistic Macedonian art.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pella mosaics | 2 |
| Lion Hunt mosaic canonical | 1 |
| Lion Hunt mosaic of Pella | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915618 — 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: Lion Hunt mosaic Context triple: [Pella, Greece, knownFor, Lion Hunt mosaic]
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A.
Stag Hunt mosaic
The Stag Hunt mosaic is a renowned Hellenistic floor mosaic from ancient Pella depicting hunters pursuing a stag, celebrated for its sophisticated composition and early use of perspective.
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B.
House of Dionysus mosaic
The House of Dionysus mosaic is a renowned Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting the god Dionysus riding a panther, celebrated as one of the finest examples of ancient Greek mosaic art.
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C.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum is a renowned archaeological museum in Gaziantep, Turkey, housing one of the world’s largest and most impressive collections of Roman mosaics from the ancient city of Zeugma.
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D.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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E.
Mosaic
Mosaic is the highest elite status tier in the TrueBlue loyalty program, offering members enhanced travel benefits and premium perks.
- 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: Lion Hunt mosaic Target entity description: The Lion Hunt mosaic is a renowned ancient floor mosaic from Pella, Greece, depicting a dynamic lion-hunting scene and exemplifying the high artistic achievement of Hellenistic Macedonian art.
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A.
Stag Hunt mosaic
The Stag Hunt mosaic is a renowned Hellenistic floor mosaic from ancient Pella depicting hunters pursuing a stag, celebrated for its sophisticated composition and early use of perspective.
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B.
House of Dionysus mosaic
The House of Dionysus mosaic is a renowned Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting the god Dionysus riding a panther, celebrated as one of the finest examples of ancient Greek mosaic art.
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C.
Zeugma Mosaic Museum
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum is a renowned archaeological museum in Gaziantep, Turkey, housing one of the world’s largest and most impressive collections of Roman mosaics from the ancient city of Zeugma.
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D.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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E.
Mosaic
Mosaic is the highest elite status tier in the TrueBlue loyalty program, offering members enhanced travel benefits and premium perks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic artwork
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Macedonian mosaic ⓘ ancient floor mosaic ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
late 4th century BCE
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reign of Alexander the Great or shortly after ⓘ |
| artForm | mosaic ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
evidence for development from pebble to tessellated mosaics
ⓘ
key example of early Hellenistic mosaic art ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Hellenistic Macedonian art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pella mosaics
ⓘ
linked to:
Lion Hunt mosaic
court culture of Macedon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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Ancient Macedonian ⓘ |
| depicts |
dynamic hunting scene
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lion hunt scene ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Pella excavations ⓘ |
| floorOrWall | floor mosaic ⓘ |
| foundInArchaeologicalSite |
Pella
ⓘ
linked to:
Pella, Greece
|
| foundInBuildingType |
elite residence
ⓘ
private house ⓘ |
| function | luxury domestic decoration ⓘ |
| genre | mythological and hunting scene ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
hunters
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lion ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| iconography |
heroic hunters attacking a lion
ⓘ
royal hunting symbolism ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Central Macedonia ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
pebble
ⓘ
stone tesserae ⓘ |
| movement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic composition
ⓘ
high artistic quality ⓘ importance for study of Macedonian art ⓘ naturalistic rendering of figures ⓘ use of shading and perspective ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Pella
ⓘ
linked to:
Pella, Greece
|
| presentLocation | Archaeological Museum of Pella ⓘ |
| region |
Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Greece)
|
| symbolizes |
aristocratic virtue
ⓘ
royal power ⓘ |
| technique | pebble mosaic technique ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Lion Hunt mosaic Description of subject: The Lion Hunt mosaic is a renowned ancient floor mosaic from Pella, Greece, depicting a dynamic lion-hunting scene and exemplifying the high artistic achievement of Hellenistic Macedonian art.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lion Hunt mosaic
linked to: Lion Hunt mosaic
linked to: Lion Hunt mosaic