Ashes urn
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The Ashes urn is a small terracotta cricket trophy, traditionally said to contain the ashes of a burnt bail, that has become one of the most iconic symbols of the historic Test series rivalry between England and Australia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashes urn canonical | 2 |
| The Ashes urn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6405893 — 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: Ashes urn Context triple: [The Ashes, trophy, Ashes urn]
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A.
Coffin
Coffin is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including American clergyman and social activist William Sloane Coffin.
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B.
Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame is a continuously burning commemorative flame at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, symbolizing perpetual remembrance of Australians who have died in war.
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C.
Eternal Flame
"Eternal Flame" is a hit pop ballad by The Bangles, released in 1989 and known for its emotive melody and heartfelt lyrics.
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D.
The Use of Ashes
The Use of Ashes is a 1970 psychedelic folk album by Pearls Before Swine, noted for its delicate, introspective songwriting and baroque-influenced arrangements.
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E.
Cold Ash
Cold Ash is a small village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, situated just north of Newbury and known for its rural character and woodland surroundings.
- 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: Ashes urn Target entity description: The Ashes urn is a small terracotta cricket trophy, traditionally said to contain the ashes of a burnt bail, that has become one of the most iconic symbols of the historic Test series rivalry between England and Australia.
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A.
Coffin
Coffin is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals, including American clergyman and social activist William Sloane Coffin.
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B.
Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame is a continuously burning commemorative flame at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, symbolizing perpetual remembrance of Australians who have died in war.
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C.
Eternal Flame
"Eternal Flame" is a hit pop ballad by The Bangles, released in 1989 and known for its emotive melody and heartfelt lyrics.
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D.
The Use of Ashes
The Use of Ashes is a 1970 psychedelic folk album by Pearls Before Swine, noted for its delicate, introspective songwriting and baroque-influenced arrangements.
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E.
Cold Ash
Cold Ash is a small village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, situated just north of Newbury and known for its rural character and woodland surroundings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
1882–83 Ashes tour
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
|
| associatedPerson |
Florence Morphy
ⓘ
Ivo Bligh ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australia national cricket team
ⓘ
England national cricket team ⓘ
linked to:
England cricket team
The Ashes ⓘ The Sporting Times obituary of English cricket ⓘ |
| color | brown ⓘ |
| competition |
The Ashes Test series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Ashes
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Anglo-Australian sporting rivalry ⓘ |
| depicts | urn with inscription on front label ⓘ |
| describedAs | small urn ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | MCC Museum at Lord's ⓘ |
| genre | Test cricket ⓘ |
| hasPart |
paper label on front
ⓘ
small wooden pedestal ⓘ |
| hasReplica | replica Ashes urns used in presentations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 11 cm ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cricketing artifact ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | one of the most famous trophies in cricket ⓘ |
| inception |
1882
ⓘ
1883 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | mock obituary in The Sporting Times ⓘ |
| inscription | The Ashes ⓘ |
| keptIn | display case at Lord's ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| loanedFor | special exhibitions ⓘ |
| location |
Lord's Cricket Ground
ⓘ
Marylebone Cricket Club Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Marylebone Cricket Club
|
| madeFor | Ivo Bligh ⓘ |
| material | terracotta ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | The Ashes ⓘ |
| notUsedAs | official series trophy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Marylebone Cricket Club ⓘ |
| presentedAs | personal gift ⓘ |
| security | rarely travels outside Lord's ⓘ |
| shape | classical urn form ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| status | not physically awarded to winning team ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Test cricket rivalry between England and Australia ⓘ |
| traditionallySaidToContain |
ashes of a burnt bail
ⓘ
ashes of burnt cricket equipment ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | symbolic series prize ⓘ |
| usedAs | symbolic trophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashes urn Description of subject: The Ashes urn is a small terracotta cricket trophy, traditionally said to contain the ashes of a burnt bail, that has become one of the most iconic symbols of the historic Test series rivalry between England and Australia.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Ashes urn