spotted horses panel
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The spotted horses panel is a famous Paleolithic cave painting depicting dappled horses, located within the prehistoric art site of the Grotte de Pech Merle in southwestern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| spotted horses panel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4179866 — 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: spotted horses panel Context triple: [Grotte de Pech Merle, hasNotableFeature, spotted horses panel]
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A.
Marly Horses
Marly Horses is a famous pair of dynamic marble sculptures depicting rearing horses and their handlers, created in the 18th century by French sculptor Guillaume Coustou the Elder.
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B.
Figures with Horses by a Stable
Figures with Horses by a Stable is a 17th-century pastoral painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Paulus Potter, depicting people and horses in a rustic farmyard setting.
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C.
The Horse, the Rider and the Clown (plate)
The Horse, the Rider and the Clown (plate) is an illustrated plate featured in Henri Matisse’s art book "Jazz," exemplifying his vibrant cut-out style and circus-themed imagery.
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D.
Four Kinds of Horses
"Four Kinds of Horses" is a contemplative, atmospheric art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that blends spiritual themes with layered electronic and orchestral textures.
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E.
Horses
Horses is the groundbreaking 1975 debut album by American musician Patti Smith, widely regarded as a seminal work in the development of punk rock and alternative music.
- 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: spotted horses panel Target entity description: The spotted horses panel is a famous Paleolithic cave painting depicting dappled horses, located within the prehistoric art site of the Grotte de Pech Merle in southwestern France.
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A.
Marly Horses
Marly Horses is a famous pair of dynamic marble sculptures depicting rearing horses and their handlers, created in the 18th century by French sculptor Guillaume Coustou the Elder.
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B.
Figures with Horses by a Stable
Figures with Horses by a Stable is a 17th-century pastoral painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Paulus Potter, depicting people and horses in a rustic farmyard setting.
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C.
The Horse, the Rider and the Clown (plate)
The Horse, the Rider and the Clown (plate) is an illustrated plate featured in Henri Matisse’s art book "Jazz," exemplifying his vibrant cut-out style and circus-themed imagery.
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D.
Four Kinds of Horses
"Four Kinds of Horses" is a contemplative, atmospheric art-rock song by Peter Gabriel that blends spiritual themes with layered electronic and orchestral textures.
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E.
Horses
Horses is the groundbreaking 1975 debut album by American musician Patti Smith, widely regarded as a seminal work in the development of punk rock and alternative music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleolithic cave painting
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prehistoric rock art panel ⓘ |
| artHistoricalCategory | Franco-Cantabrian cave art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pech Merle Museum
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linked to:
Musée de préhistoire du Pech Merle
|
| conservationStatus | protected cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culture | Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| currentUse | subject of archaeological and art-historical study ⓘ |
| depicts |
dappled horses
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spotted horses ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| estimatedAge |
Upper Paleolithic era
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linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
approximately 25,000 years old ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
associated hand stencils nearby
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black spots on horse bodies ⓘ large-scale horse figures ⓘ polychrome effects ⓘ |
| imageReproducedIn |
books on prehistoric art
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educational materials on Paleolithic art ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ |
| lightingCondition | originally viewed by torch or lamplight ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cabrerets
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Grotte de Pech Merle ⓘ Lot department ⓘ Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to:
Occitanie
southwestern France ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
charcoal
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mineral pigments ⓘ ochre ⓘ |
| numberOfMainFigures | two large horses ⓘ |
| orientation | horses facing left ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grotte de Pech Merle prehistoric art site
ⓘ
linked to:
Grotte de Pech Merle
decorated chambers of Pech Merle ⓘ |
| period |
Gravettian
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Solutrean ⓘ
linked to:
Solutrean archaeological culture
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| researchTopic |
Paleolithic representation of horse coat patterns
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symbolism in Upper Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of European Paleolithic cave art
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important evidence for early figurative art ⓘ |
| subjectType | animal representation in cave art ⓘ |
| surface | irregular limestone wall ⓘ |
| technique |
blowing or spitting pigment
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painted on limestone cave wall ⓘ use of natural rock contours ⓘ |
| tourism | accessible to the public on guided tours ⓘ |
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Subject: spotted horses panel Description of subject: The spotted horses panel is a famous Paleolithic cave painting depicting dappled horses, located within the prehistoric art site of the Grotte de Pech Merle in southwestern France.
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