Cleopatra (sculpture)
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Cleopatra (sculpture) is a renowned 19th-century neoclassical marble statue by American sculptor William Wetmore Story, depicting the Egyptian queen in a moment of brooding contemplation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cleopatra (sculpture) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11480065 — 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: Cleopatra (sculpture) Context triple: [William Wetmore Story, notableWork, Cleopatra (sculpture)]
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A.
Philae obelisk
The Philae obelisk is an ancient Egyptian monument on the island of Philae whose bilingual inscriptions were crucial in helping scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
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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.
Cleopatra Hill
Cleopatra Hill is a prominent hillside in central Arizona best known as the site of the historic mining town of Jerome.
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D.
Lady of Dendera
Lady of Dendera is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as the principal deity of the Dendera temple complex and patroness of love, music, and motherhood.
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E.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
- 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: Cleopatra (sculpture) Target entity description: Cleopatra (sculpture) is a renowned 19th-century neoclassical marble statue by American sculptor William Wetmore Story, depicting the Egyptian queen in a moment of brooding contemplation.
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A.
Philae obelisk
The Philae obelisk is an ancient Egyptian monument on the island of Philae whose bilingual inscriptions were crucial in helping scholars decipher hieroglyphs.
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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.
Cleopatra Hill
Cleopatra Hill is a prominent hillside in central Arizona best known as the site of the historic mining town of Jerome.
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D.
Lady of Dendera
Lady of Dendera is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as the principal deity of the Dendera temple complex and patroness of love, music, and motherhood.
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E.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century artwork
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marble sculpture ⓘ neoclassical sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| artForm |
sculpture
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statue ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| characteristic | brooding contemplation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | William Wetmore Story ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depictionType | seated figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
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linked to:
Cleopatra VII
Egyptian queen ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
contemplation
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melancholy ⓘ |
| describedAs | renowned 19th-century neoclassical marble statue ⓘ |
| genre | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | 19th-century American neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Cleopatra ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted |
Hellenistic Egypt
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linked to:
Ptolemaic Kingdom
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| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement |
Neoclassical art
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linked to:
Neoclassicism
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| notableWorkOf | William Wetmore Story ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Cleopatra in brooding contemplation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cleopatra (sculpture) Description of subject: Cleopatra (sculpture) is a renowned 19th-century neoclassical marble statue by American sculptor William Wetmore Story, depicting the Egyptian queen in a moment of brooding contemplation.
Referenced by (1)
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