Great Sphinx of Tanis
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The Great Sphinx of Tanis is an ancient Egyptian granite sphinx statue, likely dating to the Middle Kingdom, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive Egyptian sculptures housed outside Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
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| Great Sphinx of Tanis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347043 — 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: Great Sphinx of Tanis Context triple: [Louvre Museum, notableWork, Great Sphinx of Tanis]
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A.
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is an ancient colossal limestone statue with a lion’s body and a human head, regarded as one of Egypt’s most iconic and enigmatic monuments.
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B.
Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis is a large, finely carved sphinx statue from ancient Egypt, likely dating to the New Kingdom, renowned for its craftsmanship and association with the former capital city of Memphis.
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C.
Abu Rawash necropolis
Abu Rawash necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Cairo best known for the remains of a pyramid complex attributed to the pharaoh Djedefre, son of Khufu.
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D.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Abu Sir necropolis
Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.
- 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: Great Sphinx of Tanis Target entity description: The Great Sphinx of Tanis is an ancient Egyptian granite sphinx statue, likely dating to the Middle Kingdom, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive Egyptian sculptures housed outside Egypt.
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A.
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza is an ancient colossal limestone statue with a lion’s body and a human head, regarded as one of Egypt’s most iconic and enigmatic monuments.
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B.
Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis
The Alabaster Sphinx of Memphis is a large, finely carved sphinx statue from ancient Egypt, likely dating to the New Kingdom, renowned for its craftsmanship and association with the former capital city of Memphis.
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C.
Abu Rawash necropolis
Abu Rawash necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Cairo best known for the remains of a pyramid complex attributed to the pharaoh Djedefre, son of Khufu.
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D.
Temple of Kalabsha
The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Abu Sir necropolis
Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian sculpture
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granite sculpture ⓘ monumental statue ⓘ sphinx statue ⓘ |
| acquisitionBy | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| acquisitionMethod | excavation at Tanis ⓘ |
| artStyle | Middle Kingdom royal style ⓘ |
| collection |
Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
|
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| displayedIn |
Louvre, Sully Wing
ⓘ
linked to:
Louvre Museum
Louvre, ground floor ⓘ
linked to:
Louvre Museum
|
| function |
royal monument
ⓘ
symbol of royal power ⓘ |
| hasBodyOf | lion ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elongated lion body
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front paws extended forward ⓘ royal false beard (partly damaged) ⓘ |
| hasHeaddress | nemes headdress ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | human ⓘ |
| hasRoyalInsignia | uraeus cobra ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.8 meters ⓘ |
| iconography | royal sphinx ⓘ |
| inscribedFor |
Amenemhat II
ⓘ
Merneptah ⓘ Shoshenq I ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.8 meters ⓘ |
| likelyDate |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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circa 20th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| madeIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest Egyptian sphinxes outside Egypt
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high quality of carving ⓘ well-preserved facial features ⓘ |
| originalFindspot | Tanis ⓘ |
| originalFindspotCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| originalFindspotRegion | Nile Delta ⓘ |
| period | Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ |
| represents | a recumbent sphinx ⓘ |
| reusedBy | later pharaohs ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Egyptian sculpture
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Sphinxes (Mythology) in art ⓘ
linked to:
Sphinx
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| weight | approximately 12 tons ⓘ |
| width | approximately 1.5 meters ⓘ |
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