Aswan granite
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Aswan granite is a durable, reddish granite from the Aswan region of Egypt, historically quarried for monumental architecture such as obelisks, statues, and temple elements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aswan granite quarries | 3 |
| Aswan granite canonical | 1 |
| Syene granite | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1085239 — 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.
Target entity: Aswan granite Context triple: [Tura limestone, contrastedWith, Aswan granite]
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Hallowell granite
Hallowell granite is a durable, fine-grained granite historically quarried in Hallowell, Maine, widely used in prominent public buildings and monuments in the United States.
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Carrara marble
Carrara marble is a high-quality, white or blue-grey marble from Carrara, Italy, renowned for its use in classical sculpture and Renaissance masterpieces.
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C.
Alabaster
Alabaster is a suburban city in central Alabama, known as part of the Birmingham metropolitan area and one of the state's larger, rapidly growing communities.
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Tennessee marble
Tennessee marble is a high-quality, pinkish to gray crystalline limestone from eastern Tennessee widely used as an ornamental building stone in prominent U.S. monuments and architecture.
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Lapis Niger
Lapis Niger is an ancient black stone shrine and inscribed pavement in Rome’s Forum Romanum, traditionally associated with early Roman religious or funerary practices and sometimes linked to the legendary king Romulus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aswan granite Target entity description: Aswan granite is a durable, reddish granite from the Aswan region of Egypt, historically quarried for monumental architecture such as obelisks, statues, and temple elements.
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A.
Hallowell granite
Hallowell granite is a durable, fine-grained granite historically quarried in Hallowell, Maine, widely used in prominent public buildings and monuments in the United States.
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B.
Carrara marble
Carrara marble is a high-quality, white or blue-grey marble from Carrara, Italy, renowned for its use in classical sculpture and Renaissance masterpieces.
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C.
Alabaster
Alabaster is a suburban city in central Alabama, known as part of the Birmingham metropolitan area and one of the state's larger, rapidly growing communities.
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D.
Tennessee marble
Tennessee marble is a high-quality, pinkish to gray crystalline limestone from eastern Tennessee widely used as an ornamental building stone in prominent U.S. monuments and architecture.
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E.
Lapis Niger
Lapis Niger is an ancient black stone shrine and inscribed pavement in Rome’s Forum Romanum, traditionally associated with early Roman religious or funerary practices and sometimes linked to the legendary king Romulus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ granite ⓘ igneous rock ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aswan granite
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surface form:
Syene granite
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| color |
pink
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red ⓘ reddish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of royal and divine power in Ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| durability | high ⓘ |
| exportedTo | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Precambrian ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
biotite
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feldspar ⓘ hornblende ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
Egyptians
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surface form:
Ancient Egyptians
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| mechanicalProperty | high compressive strength ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aswan ⓘ |
| notableQuarrySite |
Aswan quarries
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surface form:
Aswan ancient quarries
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| quarriedIn |
Aswan Governorate
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surface form:
Aswan region
Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| texture |
coarse-grained
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phaneritic ⓘ |
| transportMethodInAntiquity | Nile river transport ⓘ |
| typicalFeldsparType |
alkali feldspar
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plagioclase feldspar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural decoration
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cladding blocks ⓘ columns ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ obelisks ⓘ paving ⓘ sarcophagi ⓘ statues ⓘ temple elements ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Giza Pyramids
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surface form:
Egyptian pyramids
Egyptian temples ⓘ Karnak Temple elements ⓘ Luxor Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Luxor Temple monuments
Unfinished Obelisk ⓘ
surface form:
Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan
obelisks of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| usedSince |
Early Dynastic Egypt
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surface form:
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
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| usedThroughout |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| weatheringResistance | high ⓘ |
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Subject: Aswan granite Description of subject: Aswan granite is a durable, reddish granite from the Aswan region of Egypt, historically quarried for monumental architecture such as obelisks, statues, and temple elements.
Referenced by (5)
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