Dipylon Amphora

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Geometric period artwork ancient Greek vase funerary amphora

The Dipylon Amphora is a large Geometric-period Greek funerary vase famed for its intricate figure decoration and as a key example of early Greek narrative art.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Dipylon Amphora canonical	1
Dipylon Master	1
Workshop of the Dipylon Master	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3242437 — 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: Dipylon Amphora
Context triple: [National Archaeological Museum of Athens, notableWork, Dipylon Amphora]

A. Corinthian pottery
Corinthian pottery is a distinctive style of ancient Greek ceramic ware known for its fine clay, intricate orientalizing decoration, and extensive use of animal and mythological friezes.
B. Kantarelli vase
The Kantarelli vase is a renowned mid-20th-century Finnish glass design by Tapio Wirkkala, celebrated for its organic, fluted form reminiscent of a chanterelle mushroom.
C. Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
D. Icarus (plate)
Icarus (plate) is a musical piece or movement featured within the jazz work "Jazz," likely serving as one of its distinct sections or compositions.
E. Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
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: Dipylon Amphora
Target entity description: The Dipylon Amphora is a large Geometric-period Greek funerary vase famed for its intricate figure decoration and as a key example of early Greek narrative art.

A. Corinthian pottery
Corinthian pottery is a distinctive style of ancient Greek ceramic ware known for its fine clay, intricate orientalizing decoration, and extensive use of animal and mythological friezes.
B. Kantarelli vase
The Kantarelli vase is a renowned mid-20th-century Finnish glass design by Tapio Wirkkala, celebrated for its organic, fluted form reminiscent of a chanterelle mushroom.
C. Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
D. Icarus (plate)
Icarus (plate) is a musical piece or movement featured within the jazz work "Jazz," likely serving as one of its distinct sections or compositions.
E. Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Geometric period artwork ⓘ ancient Greek vase ⓘ funerary amphora ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod	Geometric period ⓘ
artHistoricalPhase	Late Geometric ⓘ
associatedWith	Dipylon Master ⓘ linked to: Dipylon Amphora
attribution	Workshop of the Dipylon Master ⓘ linked to: Dipylon Amphora
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ
currentLocation	National Archaeological Museum, Athens ⓘ linked to: National Archaeological Museum of Athens
date	circa 760–750 BCE ⓘ
decorationStyle	Geometric style ⓘ
decorativeMotif	checkered patterns ⓘ concentric circles ⓘ meander patterns ⓘ triangles ⓘ
depicts	laid-out deceased on a bier ⓘ mourners with raised arms ⓘ procession around the dead ⓘ
findspot	Dipylon Cemetery, Kerameikos, Athens ⓘ linked to: Kerameikos in Athens
function	funerary monument ⓘ grave marker ⓘ
handleType	double-handled ⓘ
height	approximately 1.55 m ⓘ
iconography	chariots ⓘ funerary prothesis scene ⓘ horses ⓘ mourning figures ⓘ procession of warriors ⓘ
inventoryNumber	804 ⓘ
material	terracotta ⓘ
museumCollection	National Archaeological Museum of Athens collection ⓘ
notableFor	dense figure decoration ⓘ development of continuous friezes ⓘ early Greek narrative representation ⓘ large scale ⓘ schematic human figures ⓘ
originalLocation	Dipylon Cemetery, Athens ⓘ linked to: Kerameikos in Athens
placeOfOrigin	Athens ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Attica ⓘ
shape	amphora ⓘ
significance	evidence for Athenian aristocratic burial customs ⓘ important for study of early Greek narrative art ⓘ key example of Late Geometric funerary art ⓘ
technique	slip-painted ⓘ wheel-made ⓘ
useContext	elite burial ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Archaeological Museum of Athens → notableWork → Dipylon Amphora ⓘ

Dipylon Amphora → associatedWith → Dipylon Master ⓘ

linked to: Dipylon Amphora

Dipylon Amphora → attribution → Workshop of the Dipylon Master ⓘ