tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao
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The tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao is a remarkably well-preserved Moche-era female ruler from ancient Peru, notable for her elaborate body tattoos and the insight she provides into pre-Columbian power structures and ritual practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Señora de Cao mummy | 1 |
| tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21182147 — 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: tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao Context triple: [Museo Cao, hasNotableObject, tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao]
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A.
Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies are remarkably well-preserved ancient human remains, many with distinctly Caucasoid features and elaborate textiles, discovered in the arid Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, and dating back as far as the early Bronze Age.
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B.
Sicán Deity
The Sicán Deity is the principal supernatural figure of the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture of ancient Peru, often depicted with a mask-like face, elaborate headdress, and avian or solar attributes symbolizing power, fertility, and elite authority.
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C.
Moche portrait vessels
Moche portrait vessels are highly realistic ceramic effigies of individual human faces created by the ancient Moche culture of Peru, renowned for their detailed depiction of personal identity, status, and emotion.
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D.
Huaco
Huaco is an alternate name for the Waco people, a Native American group historically associated with the central Texas region.
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E.
Maya of Copán
The Maya of Copán were a Classic-period Maya civilization centered in what is now western Honduras, renowned for their sophisticated urban planning, elaborate stone monuments, and advanced achievements in art, astronomy, and hieroglyphic writing.
- 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: tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao Target entity description: The tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao is a remarkably well-preserved Moche-era female ruler from ancient Peru, notable for her elaborate body tattoos and the insight she provides into pre-Columbian power structures and ritual practices.
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A.
Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies are remarkably well-preserved ancient human remains, many with distinctly Caucasoid features and elaborate textiles, discovered in the arid Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, and dating back as far as the early Bronze Age.
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B.
Sicán Deity
The Sicán Deity is the principal supernatural figure of the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture of ancient Peru, often depicted with a mask-like face, elaborate headdress, and avian or solar attributes symbolizing power, fertility, and elite authority.
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C.
Moche portrait vessels
Moche portrait vessels are highly realistic ceramic effigies of individual human faces created by the ancient Moche culture of Peru, renowned for their detailed depiction of personal identity, status, and emotion.
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D.
Huaco
Huaco is an alternate name for the Waco people, a Native American group historically associated with the central Texas region.
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E.
Maya of Copán
The Maya of Copán were a Classic-period Maya civilization centered in what is now western Honduras, renowned for their sophisticated urban planning, elaborate stone monuments, and advanced achievements in art, astronomy, and hieroglyphic writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: tattooed mummy of the Lady of Cao