Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women
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The Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women is an elaborately carved ancient stone coffin famed for its procession of veiled female figures in grief, considered one of the masterpieces of classical funerary art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7042659 — 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: Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women Context triple: [Istanbul Archaeological Museums, notableExhibit, Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women]
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Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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Alexander Sarcophagus
The Alexander Sarcophagus is an elaborately carved late 4th-century BCE stone coffin, famed for its detailed reliefs depicting Alexander the Great in battle and hunting scenes, and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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Karajía sarcophagi
The Karajía sarcophagi are a group of striking pre-Inca funerary statues carved into a cliffside in northern Peru, notable for their anthropomorphic forms and association with elite burials of the Chachapoya people.
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sarcophagus of the spouses
The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is a famous Etruscan terracotta funerary monument depicting a reclining married couple in a tender, lifelike pose, exemplifying the civilization’s distinctive artistic style and views on the afterlife.
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Clazomenian sarcophagi
Clazomenian sarcophagi are elaborately painted clay coffins from the 6th–5th centuries BCE, characteristic of the Ionian Greek city of Clazomenae and notable for their rich figural decoration and funerary use.
- 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: Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women Target entity description: The Sarcophagus of the Mourning Women is an elaborately carved ancient stone coffin famed for its procession of veiled female figures in grief, considered one of the masterpieces of classical funerary art.
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A.
Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims
The Sarcophagus of the Pilgrims is a memorial structure in Plymouth that holds the remains of early Mayflower settlers and commemorates their role in the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
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B.
Alexander Sarcophagus
The Alexander Sarcophagus is an elaborately carved late 4th-century BCE stone coffin, famed for its detailed reliefs depicting Alexander the Great in battle and hunting scenes, and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical sculpture.
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C.
Karajía sarcophagi
The Karajía sarcophagi are a group of striking pre-Inca funerary statues carved into a cliffside in northern Peru, notable for their anthropomorphic forms and association with elite burials of the Chachapoya people.
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D.
sarcophagus of the spouses
The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is a famous Etruscan terracotta funerary monument depicting a reclining married couple in a tender, lifelike pose, exemplifying the civilization’s distinctive artistic style and views on the afterlife.
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E.
Clazomenian sarcophagi
Clazomenian sarcophagi are elaborately painted clay coffins from the 6th–5th centuries BCE, characteristic of the Ionian Greek city of Clazomenae and notable for their rich figural decoration and funerary use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient funerary monument
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classical artwork ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ |
| artForm | funerary art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of classical funerary iconography
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reference work for study of mourning figures in antiquity ⓘ |
| artisticGenre | classical funerary sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
commemoration of the deceased
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female roles in funerary rites ⓘ ritual lamentation ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| depicts |
funerary procession
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mourning women ⓘ |
| function |
coffin for the dead
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funerary monument ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elaborate carved reliefs
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figures shown in attitudes of grief ⓘ procession of veiled female figures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
carved relief panels
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coffin chest ⓘ frieze of mourning women ⓘ lid (now often discussed as part of the monument) ⓘ |
| iconography |
ritual mourning
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veiled women in procession ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive female figures
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highly detailed drapery carving ⓘ processional composition ⓘ representation of grief in sculpture ⓘ status as a masterpiece of classical funerary art ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death and commemoration
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mourning and bereavement ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
classical relief sculpture
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narrative frieze ⓘ |
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