Square bronze zun with four sheep heads
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The Square bronze zun with four sheep heads is an ancient Chinese ritual wine vessel famed for its intricate bronze craftsmanship and distinctive ram-head decorations, exemplifying the artistic and ceremonial achievements of the Shang–Zhou period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Square bronze zun with four sheep heads canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2109467 — 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: Square bronze zun with four sheep heads Context triple: [National Museum of China, notableExhibit, Square bronze zun with four sheep heads]
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A.
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is a celebrated public art installation by Ai Weiwei that reimagines the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures, reflecting on cultural heritage, looting, and repatriation.
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B.
Cham sculpture
Cham sculpture refers to the distinctive stone and terracotta artworks created by the Cham people of central and southern Vietnam, renowned for their intricate Hindu-Buddhist iconography and temple decorations dating from around the 4th to 15th centuries.
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C.
Copper Horse statue
The Copper Horse statue is a prominent equestrian monument of King George III that stands on Snow Hill overlooking Windsor Castle in Windsor Great Park, England.
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D.
Seated jade Buddha
The Seated jade Buddha is a revered, intricately carved jade statue of the Buddha that serves as the principal devotional icon of Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple.
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E.
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a lavish Warring States–period burial site in present-day Hubei, China, famed for its exceptionally well-preserved bronze bells and other ritual artifacts that illuminate ancient Chinese music and court culture.
- 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: Square bronze zun with four sheep heads Target entity description: The Square bronze zun with four sheep heads is an ancient Chinese ritual wine vessel famed for its intricate bronze craftsmanship and distinctive ram-head decorations, exemplifying the artistic and ceremonial achievements of the Shang–Zhou period.
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A.
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is a celebrated public art installation by Ai Weiwei that reimagines the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures, reflecting on cultural heritage, looting, and repatriation.
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B.
Cham sculpture
Cham sculpture refers to the distinctive stone and terracotta artworks created by the Cham people of central and southern Vietnam, renowned for their intricate Hindu-Buddhist iconography and temple decorations dating from around the 4th to 15th centuries.
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C.
Copper Horse statue
The Copper Horse statue is a prominent equestrian monument of King George III that stands on Snow Hill overlooking Windsor Castle in Windsor Great Park, England.
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D.
Seated jade Buddha
The Seated jade Buddha is a revered, intricately carved jade statue of the Buddha that serves as the principal devotional icon of Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple.
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E.
Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng
The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a lavish Warring States–period burial site in present-day Hubei, China, famed for its exceptionally well-preserved bronze bells and other ritual artifacts that illuminate ancient Chinese music and court culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese bronze
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bronze zun ⓘ ritual wine vessel ⓘ |
| artStyle | ancient Chinese bronze art ⓘ |
| associatedDynasties |
Shang dynasty
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Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestor worship
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ceremonial practices ⓘ |
| category | Chinese ritual bronzes ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
ram heads
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sheep heads ⓘ |
| function | ritual wine vessel ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
four projecting ram heads
ⓘ
vessel body ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Bronze Age China
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient China
|
| manufacturingTechnique | piece-mold casting ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive ram-head decorations
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intricate bronze craftsmanship ⓘ |
| numberOfRamHeads | 4 ⓘ |
| period | Shang–Zhou period ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| shape | square ⓘ |
| symbolism |
power
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sacred offerings ⓘ status ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rituals
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wine offerings ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Square bronze zun with four sheep heads Description of subject: The Square bronze zun with four sheep heads is an ancient Chinese ritual wine vessel famed for its intricate bronze craftsmanship and distinctive ram-head decorations, exemplifying the artistic and ceremonial achievements of the Shang–Zhou period.
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