Neptune and the Nereids mosaic
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Neptune and the Nereids mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the sea god Neptune surrounded by sea nymphs, renowned for its intricate artistry and mythological imagery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neptune and the Nereids mosaic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3772437 — 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: Neptune and the Nereids mosaic Context triple: [Bardo National Museum, hasExhibit, Neptune and the Nereids mosaic]
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A.
Virgil Mosaic
Virgil Mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the poet Virgil, renowned for its artistic detail and literary significance, and preserved today as a major archaeological artwork.
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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.
Dionysos and the Seasons mosaic
The Dionysos and the Seasons mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the god Dionysos surrounded by personifications of the four seasons, notable for its intricate artistry and mythological symbolism.
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D.
Lion Hunt mosaic
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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E.
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.
- 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: Neptune and the Nereids mosaic Target entity description: Neptune and the Nereids mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the sea god Neptune surrounded by sea nymphs, renowned for its intricate artistry and mythological imagery.
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A.
Virgil Mosaic
Virgil Mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the poet Virgil, renowned for its artistic detail and literary significance, and preserved today as a major archaeological artwork.
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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.
Dionysos and the Seasons mosaic
The Dionysos and the Seasons mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the god Dionysos surrounded by personifications of the four seasons, notable for its intricate artistry and mythological symbolism.
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D.
Lion Hunt mosaic
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman floor mosaic
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mythological artwork ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | floor mosaic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman religion ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| depictionStyle | figurative ⓘ |
| depicts |
Neptune
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Nereids ⓘ sea nymphs ⓘ |
| featuresDeity | Neptune ⓘ |
| featuresMythologicalFigure | Nereids ⓘ |
| function | floor decoration ⓘ |
| genre | mythological scene ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
colored tesserae
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stone tesserae ⓘ |
| hasMedium | mosaic ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Roman mythology ⓘ |
| iconography |
marine imagery
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sea god ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate artistry
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mythological imagery ⓘ |
| portrays | Neptune surrounded by Nereids ⓘ |
| visualTheme |
ocean
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sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neptune and the Nereids mosaic Description of subject: Neptune and the Nereids mosaic is an ancient Roman floor mosaic depicting the sea god Neptune surrounded by sea nymphs, renowned for its intricate artistry and mythological imagery.
Referenced by (1)
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