Dancing Faun bronze statue
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Hellenistic-style sculpture
ancient Roman bronze sculpture
archaeological artifact
statue of a satyr
The Dancing Faun bronze statue is a celebrated Hellenistic-style Roman sculpture of a dancing satyr, renowned as one of the finest artworks discovered in Pompeii.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dancing Faun bronze statue canonical | 1 |
| Dancing Faun from the Villa of the Papyri | 1 |
| Dancing Faun statue | 1 |
| Dancing Satyr bronze statue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9273968 — 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: Dancing Faun bronze statue Context triple: [House of the Faun, hasPart, Dancing Faun bronze statue]
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A.
Barberini Faun
The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
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B.
Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
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C.
statue of Hermes of Praxiteles
The statue of Hermes of Praxiteles is a renowned ancient Greek marble sculpture, celebrated for its elegant depiction of the god Hermes holding the infant Dionysus and for exemplifying the refined style of the Classical period.
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D.
Pegasus statue
The Pegasus statue is a famous bronze sculpture of the winged horse set in the gardens of Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria, and is a notable symbol of the site’s baroque charm.
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E.
Apollo of Veii statue
The Apollo of Veii statue is a life-sized, brightly painted Etruscan terracotta sculpture from around 510–500 BCE, renowned as one of the finest surviving examples of Etruscan temple art.
- 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: Dancing Faun bronze statue Target entity description: The Dancing Faun bronze statue is a celebrated Hellenistic-style Roman sculpture of a dancing satyr, renowned as one of the finest artworks discovered in Pompeii.
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A.
Barberini Faun
The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
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B.
Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
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C.
statue of Hermes of Praxiteles
The statue of Hermes of Praxiteles is a renowned ancient Greek marble sculpture, celebrated for its elegant depiction of the god Hermes holding the infant Dionysus and for exemplifying the refined style of the Classical period.
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D.
Pegasus statue
The Pegasus statue is a famous bronze sculpture of the winged horse set in the gardens of Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria, and is a notable symbol of the site’s baroque charm.
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E.
Apollo of Veii statue
The Apollo of Veii statue is a life-sized, brightly painted Etruscan terracotta sculpture from around 510–500 BCE, renowned as one of the finest surviving examples of Etruscan temple art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-style sculpture
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ancient Roman bronze sculpture ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ statue of a satyr ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
1st century BCE
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2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Hellenistic style ⓘ |
| artMovement | Hellenistic-influenced Roman art ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Roman city of Pompeii ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of the Faun mosaic program
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linked to:
House of the Faun mosaics
|
| category |
Hellenistic-style Roman sculpture
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Pompeii finds ⓘ Roman bronze statuary ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Archaeological Museum of Naples ⓘ |
| dateOfDiscovery | 1830 ⓘ |
| depicts |
dancing satyr
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faun ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Pompeii ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists excavating Pompeii ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Campania
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House of the Faun ⓘ Italy ⓘ Pompeii ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasReproductions | numerous modern replicas ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.29 m ⓘ |
| iconography | satyr in mid-dance with raised arms ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
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linked to:
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
|
| influenced | 19th-century Neoclassical taste for Pompeian art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Naples ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the finest artworks discovered in Pompeii
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dynamic dancing pose ⓘ expressive movement ⓘ high-quality bronze casting ⓘ |
| originalFunction | domestic decoration ⓘ |
| originalSetting | atrium of the House of the Faun ⓘ |
| subjectType | mythological figure ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major highlight of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples collection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dancing Faun bronze statue Description of subject: The Dancing Faun bronze statue is a celebrated Hellenistic-style Roman sculpture of a dancing satyr, renowned as one of the finest artworks discovered in Pompeii.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dancing Faun bronze statue
linked to: Dancing Faun bronze statue
linked to: Dancing Faun bronze statue