Ram in a Thicket figurines
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The Ram in a Thicket figurines are elaborately crafted Early Dynastic Mesopotamian sculptures, famed for their gold, lapis lazuli, and shell inlay and thought to have served a ritual or ceremonial function.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ram in a Thicket figurines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10691117 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ram in a Thicket figurines Context triple: [Tell el-Muqayyar, hasDiscovery, Ram in a Thicket figurines]
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The Two Figurines
The Two Figurines is a notable work of art—also known as The Two Magots—depicting a pair of stylized figures, often associated with decorative or sculptural traditions.
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B.
Rambis
Rambis is the surname of Kurt Rambis, a former professional basketball player and NBA coach best known for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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C.
The Sleeping Lady figurine
The Sleeping Lady figurine is a prehistoric Maltese statuette, likely representing a reclining female figure associated with fertility or death rituals, discovered in the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.
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D.
Hopi katsina dolls
Hopi katsina dolls are traditional carved wooden figures created by the Hopi people to represent spiritual beings and teach cultural and religious beliefs.
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E.
Teddies
Teddies is the informal nickname commonly used for St Edward's School, a co-educational independent boarding school in Oxford, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ram in a Thicket figurines Target entity description: The Ram in a Thicket figurines are elaborately crafted Early Dynastic Mesopotamian sculptures, famed for their gold, lapis lazuli, and shell inlay and thought to have served a ritual or ceremonial function.
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A.
The Two Figurines
The Two Figurines is a notable work of art—also known as The Two Magots—depicting a pair of stylized figures, often associated with decorative or sculptural traditions.
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B.
Rambis
Rambis is the surname of Kurt Rambis, a former professional basketball player and NBA coach best known for his time with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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C.
The Sleeping Lady figurine
The Sleeping Lady figurine is a prehistoric Maltese statuette, likely representing a reclining female figure associated with fertility or death rituals, discovered in the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum.
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D.
Hopi katsina dolls
Hopi katsina dolls are traditional carved wooden figures created by the Hopi people to represent spiritual beings and teach cultural and religious beliefs.
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E.
Teddies
Teddies is the informal nickname commonly used for St Edward's School, a co-educational independent boarding school in Oxford, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Early Dynastic Mesopotamian art
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Mesopotamian sculpture ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Royal Cemetery of Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Tombs of Ur
|
| baseDecoration | inlaid with shell and lapis lazuli ⓘ |
| beardMaterial | lapis lazuli ⓘ |
| bodyDecoration | gold leaf covering wooden core ⓘ |
| condition | restored from fragmentary remains ⓘ |
| creatorCulture |
Sumerian civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| culturalSignificance |
important example of Sumerian metalwork and inlay
ⓘ
masterpiece of Early Dynastic luxury art ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
British Museum, London
ⓘ
linked to:
British Museum
Penn Museum, Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to:
Penn Museum
|
| date | circa 2600–2400 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
goat
ⓘ
tree or bush ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Ur ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Leonard Woolley ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1928–1929 excavation season ⓘ |
| earsMaterial | gold ⓘ |
| foundInContext |
Royal tombs at Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Tombs of Ur
|
| function |
ceremonial object
ⓘ
ritual object ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ram in a Thicket (British Museum)
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Ram in a Thicket (Penn Museum) ⓘ |
| height | approximately 45 cm ⓘ |
| hoovesMaterial | gold ⓘ |
| hornsMaterial | lapis lazuli ⓘ |
| iconographicInterpretation |
possible association with vegetation or life force
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possible reference to fertility ⓘ |
| material |
bitumen
ⓘ
copper alloy ⓘ gold ⓘ lapis lazuli ⓘ shell ⓘ wooden core ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
British Museum collection
ⓘ
linked to:
British Museum
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology collection ⓘ
linked to:
Penn Museum
|
| namedAfter | biblical story of Abraham and the ram in a thicket ⓘ |
| nameGivenBy | Leonard Woolley ⓘ |
| numberOfKnownExamples | 2 ⓘ |
| period | Early Dynastic III period ⓘ |
| pose | rearing on hind legs ⓘ |
| possibleFunction | support for a bowl or tray ⓘ |
| support | rectangular base ⓘ |
| technique |
gilding
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inlay ⓘ |
| treeMaterial | gold-covered wood ⓘ |
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Subject: Ram in a Thicket figurines Description of subject: The Ram in a Thicket figurines are elaborately crafted Early Dynastic Mesopotamian sculptures, famed for their gold, lapis lazuli, and shell inlay and thought to have served a ritual or ceremonial function.
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