Lady of Brassempouy

E650069

Upper Paleolithic art object archaeological artifact female figurine ivory sculpture prehistoric figurine

The Lady of Brassempouy is a small Upper Paleolithic ivory figurine from France, renowned as one of the earliest known realistic depictions of a human face.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Brassempouy ivory figurine assemblage	1
Dame de Brassempouy	1
Lady of Brassempouy canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7226541 — 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: Lady of Brassempouy
Context triple: [Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, hasExhibit, Lady of Brassempouy]

A. Smiling Angel of Reims
The Smiling Angel of Reims is a famous 13th-century Gothic sculpture on the Reims Cathedral in France, celebrated for its serene, enigmatic smile and emblematic role in French cultural heritage.
B. Nymph of Fontainebleau
Nymph of Fontainebleau is a celebrated Renaissance bronze relief sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, depicting a reclining nude nymph surrounded by animals and symbolic motifs.
C. House of the Black Madonna
The House of the Black Madonna is a landmark Cubist building in Prague, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Czech architectural Cubism.
D. La Rosalie
La Rosalie is a 19th-century French melody that later served as the musical basis for Malaysia’s national anthem, "Negaraku."
E. Rocher des Doms
Rocher des Doms is a rocky hill and public garden in Avignon, France, that forms the historic heart of the city and overlooks the Rhône River and the Palais des Papes.
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: Lady of Brassempouy
Target entity description: The Lady of Brassempouy is a small Upper Paleolithic ivory figurine from France, renowned as one of the earliest known realistic depictions of a human face.

A. Smiling Angel of Reims
The Smiling Angel of Reims is a famous 13th-century Gothic sculpture on the Reims Cathedral in France, celebrated for its serene, enigmatic smile and emblematic role in French cultural heritage.
B. Nymph of Fontainebleau
Nymph of Fontainebleau is a celebrated Renaissance bronze relief sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, depicting a reclining nude nymph surrounded by animals and symbolic motifs.
C. House of the Black Madonna
The House of the Black Madonna is a landmark Cubist building in Prague, renowned as one of the earliest and most important examples of Czech architectural Cubism.
D. La Rosalie
La Rosalie is a 19th-century French melody that later served as the musical basis for Malaysia’s national anthem, "Negaraku."
E. Rocher des Doms
Rocher des Doms is a rocky hill and public garden in Avignon, France, that forms the historic heart of the city and overlooks the Rhône River and the Palais des Papes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Upper Paleolithic art object ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ female figurine ⓘ ivory sculpture ⓘ prehistoric figurine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dame de Brassempouy ⓘ linked to: Lady of Brassempouy La Dame à la Capuche ⓘ
archaeologicalPeriod	Upper Paleolithic ⓘ linked to: Upper Palaeolithic
artStyle	Paleolithic portable art ⓘ
associatedWith	Brassempouy archaeological site ⓘ Paleolithic Venus figurines ⓘ linked to: Venus figurines
condition	fragmentary ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
culture	Gravettian ⓘ
currentLocation	Musée d’Archéologie Nationale ⓘ Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ
depicts	female figure ⓘ human head ⓘ
discoveredAtSite	Grotte du Pape ⓘ
discoveredIn	1892 ⓘ
discoveryContext	Paleolithic cave site ⓘ
estimatedDate	circa 23,000 BCE ⓘ circa 25,000 BCE ⓘ
excavatedBy	Joseph de Laporterie ⓘ Édouard Piette ⓘ
hasFeature	carved nose ⓘ indicated chin ⓘ stylized hair or hood pattern ⓘ suggested brow ridge ⓘ
hasReplica	Brassempouy museum displays ⓘ
headgearDepiction	checkerboard-patterned hair or headdress ⓘ hood-like coiffure ⓘ
height	about 3.65 cm ⓘ
locatedInCollection	French national archaeological collections ⓘ linked to: Musée d’Archéologie Nationale
material	mammoth ivory ⓘ
missingPart	body ⓘ lower face details ⓘ
notableFor	one of the earliest known realistic human representations ⓘ realistic depiction of a human face ⓘ
partOf	Brassempouy ivory figurine assemblage ⓘ linked to: Lady of Brassempouy
placeOfDiscovery	Brassempouy ⓘ linked to: Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Landes department ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ southwestern France ⓘ
significance	important for study of Paleolithic representation of the human face ⓘ key example of early European figurative art ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Musée d’Archéologie Nationale → hasExhibit → Lady of Brassempouy ⓘ

Lady of Brassempouy → alsoKnownAs → Dame de Brassempouy ⓘ

linked to: Lady of Brassempouy

Lady of Brassempouy → partOf → Brassempouy ivory figurine assemblage ⓘ