Doryphoros

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Classical Greek statue Roman marble copy of Greek bronze original ancient Greek sculpture marble sculpture

Doryphoros is a famous Classical Greek sculpture of a spear-bearing athlete that exemplifies Polykleitos’ idealized canon of human proportions and contrapposto stance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Doryphoros canonical	4
Doryphoros by Polykleitos	1
Polykleitos' Doryphoros	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10087080 — 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: Doryphoros
Context triple: [Polykleitos, knownFor, Doryphoros]

A. 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.
B. Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.
C. Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
D. Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
E. Kritios and Nesiotes
Kritios and Nesiotes were early Classical Athenian sculptors renowned for creating influential bronze statues that marked a transition toward more naturalistic representation in Greek 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: Doryphoros
Target entity description: Doryphoros is a famous Classical Greek sculpture of a spear-bearing athlete that exemplifies Polykleitos’ idealized canon of human proportions and contrapposto stance.

A. 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.
B. Aphrodite of Knidos
Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.
C. Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
D. Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
E. Kritios and Nesiotes
Kritios and Nesiotes were early Classical Athenian sculptors renowned for creating influential bronze statues that marked a transition toward more naturalistic representation in Greek art.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Classical Greek statue ⓘ Roman marble copy of Greek bronze original ⓘ ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ
approximateDate	c. 440 BCE ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	key work for defining Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ paradigm of Polykleitan style ⓘ
artMovement	Classical Greek art ⓘ linked to: Greek art
associatedWith	Polykleitos’ treatise the Canon ⓘ
bodyType	muscular but idealized physique ⓘ
copyMaterial	marble ⓘ
creator	Polykleitos ⓘ
culturalContext	Greek athletic culture ⓘ Greek gymnasium and training ideals ⓘ
depicts	idealized male athlete ⓘ spear-bearer ⓘ
exemplifies	Classical Greek ideal of beauty ⓘ Polykleitan canon of proportions ⓘ linked to: Polykleitos idealized human proportions ⓘ
function	demonstration of ideal human proportions ⓘ model for other sculptors ⓘ
gaze	calm and detached expression ⓘ
genre	Greek athletic sculpture ⓘ
hasLostOriginal	true ⓘ
hasNoInscription	true ⓘ
hasStyle	contrapposto ⓘ
headTurn	slight turn to the right ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	spear once held in left hand ⓘ
influenceOn	Renaissance art theory ⓘ Roman sculpture ⓘ later Greek sculpture ⓘ
knownThrough	Roman copies ⓘ
notableCopyLocation	Minneapolis Institute of Art ⓘ Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli ⓘ linked to: National Archaeological Museum of Naples
originalLanguageName	Greek ⓘ
originalLocation	ancient Greece ⓘ linked to: Greek Antiquity
originalMaterial	bronze ⓘ
period	High Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
poseCharacteristic	balanced tension between limbs and torso ⓘ relaxed left leg ⓘ weight on right leg ⓘ
scholarlyTopic	canon of proportions in ancient art ⓘ development of contrapposto ⓘ
subjectType	nude male figure ⓘ
titleInGreek	Δορυφόρος ⓘ
titleMeaning	spear-bearer ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Polykleitos → knownFor → Doryphoros ⓘ

Polykleitos → notableWork → Doryphoros ⓘ

Ancient Greek sculpture → hasNotableWork → Doryphoros ⓘ

Diadumenos → influencedBy → Polykleitos' Doryphoros ⓘ

linked to: Doryphoros

Diadumenos → relatedWork → Doryphoros ⓘ

contrapposto → notableExample → Doryphoros by Polykleitos ⓘ