Ardagh Chalice
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The Ardagh Chalice is a renowned 8th-century Irish liturgical cup celebrated as a masterpiece of early medieval Celtic metalwork and design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ardagh Chalice canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5999760 — 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: Ardagh Chalice Context triple: [Celtic art, hasNotableExample, Ardagh Chalice]
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A.
Carbuncle Cup
The Carbuncle Cup is a satirical British architecture award given annually to the building judged to be the ugliest completed in the UK that year.
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B.
Stone of Destiny
The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy and sovereignty, traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British kings.
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C.
St Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the historic solid gold coronation crown of British monarchs, renowned as one of the most important and sacred symbols of the United Kingdom’s monarchy.
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D.
Ampulla and Coronation Spoon
The Ampulla and Coronation Spoon are ancient and highly significant pieces of British royal regalia used to hold and administer holy oil during the anointing of a monarch.
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E.
Holy Ampulla of Reims
The Holy Ampulla of Reims was a revered anointing vial of sacred oil used for centuries in the coronation ceremonies of French kings, symbolizing the divine legitimacy of their rule.
- 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: Ardagh Chalice Target entity description: The Ardagh Chalice is a renowned 8th-century Irish liturgical cup celebrated as a masterpiece of early medieval Celtic metalwork and design.
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A.
Carbuncle Cup
The Carbuncle Cup is a satirical British architecture award given annually to the building judged to be the ugliest completed in the UK that year.
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B.
Stone of Destiny
The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy and sovereignty, traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British kings.
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C.
St Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the historic solid gold coronation crown of British monarchs, renowned as one of the most important and sacred symbols of the United Kingdom’s monarchy.
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D.
Ampulla and Coronation Spoon
The Ampulla and Coronation Spoon are ancient and highly significant pieces of British royal regalia used to hold and administer holy oil during the anointing of a monarch.
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E.
Holy Ampulla of Reims
The Holy Ampulla of Reims was a revered anointing vial of sacred oil used for centuries in the coronation ceremonies of French kings, symbolizing the divine legitimacy of their rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical vessel
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early medieval Irish metalwork ⓘ liturgical chalice ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | about 19 cm ⓘ |
| approximateHeight | about 17 cm ⓘ |
| collection | National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology ⓘ |
| component |
circular foot
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hemispherical bowl ⓘ stem ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture |
Early medieval Irish
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Insular Celtic ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
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linked to:
National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology
|
| dateOfCreation | 8th century ⓘ |
| decorativeMotif |
animal ornament
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interlace patterns ⓘ trumpet-spiral designs ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Ardagh, County Limerick, Ireland ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local boys digging potatoes ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| function | used in the celebration of the Mass ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late antique Mediterranean metalwork ⓘ |
| inscription | names of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| material |
amber
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enamel ⓘ gilt bronze ⓘ glass ⓘ gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex decorative program
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exceptional craftsmanship ⓘ status as masterpiece of early medieval Celtic metalwork ⓘ |
| partOf | Ardagh Hoard ⓘ |
| period | Early Christian Ireland ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected national monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | two-handled cup ⓘ |
| significance |
key example for study of Insular metalwork
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national treasure of Ireland ⓘ |
| style |
Hiberno-Saxon metalwork
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Insular art ⓘ |
| technique |
cloisonné enamel
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engraving ⓘ filigree ⓘ |
| use | Eucharistic chalice ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 1.8 kg ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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