gold rhinoceros

E135271

archaeological artifact cultural heritage object gold figurine

The gold rhinoceros is a small, exquisitely crafted ancient gold figurine from the Kingdom of Mapungubwe in southern Africa, symbolizing the wealth, craftsmanship, and early statehood of the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
gold rhinoceros canonical	1
gold rhinoceros of Mapungubwe	1
golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological artifact ⓘ cultural heritage object ⓘ gold figurine ⓘ
approximateDate	13th century ⓘ c. 1220–1290 CE ⓘ
associatedSite	Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ⓘ surface form: Mapungubwe archaeological site
associatedWith	Iron Age ⓘ surface form: African Iron Age Kingdom of Mapungubwe ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ
category	goldwork ⓘ precolonial African art ⓘ zoomorphic figurine ⓘ
conservationStatus	carefully preserved museum object ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
culture	Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ⓘ surface form: Mapungubwe culture
currentLocation	Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ⓘ surface form: Mapungubwe Museum University of Pretoria Museums ⓘ
depicts	rhinoceros ⓘ
discoveredIn	20th century ⓘ
displayedBy	University of Pretoria ⓘ
evidenceFor	gold trade in southern Africa ⓘ social stratification at Mapungubwe ⓘ
foundAt	Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ⓘ surface form: Mapungubwe Hill
function	elite regalia ⓘ possible royal insignia ⓘ status symbol ⓘ
heritageStatus	national heritage object of South Africa ⓘ
iconographicRole	emblem of Mapungubwe kingdom ⓘ
importanceInPublicMemory	icon of African precolonial achievement ⓘ
importanceInScholarship	key example of early southern African state art ⓘ
manufacturingTechnique	gold foil over wooden core ⓘ
material	gold ⓘ
nationalSymbolOf	South Africa’s archaeological heritage ⓘ
region	Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa
relatedTo	Kingdom of Mapungubwe ⓘ surface form: Mapungubwe gold artifacts Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ⓘ surface form: Mapungubwe royal burials
significance	evidence of early complex society in southern Africa ⓘ evidence of early gold working in southern Africa ⓘ symbol of precolonial African state formation ⓘ
symbolizes	craftsmanship ⓘ early statehood ⓘ wealth ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	linked to Mapungubwe World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedIn	exhibitions on African kingdoms ⓘ narratives of South African national identity ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape → famousArtifact → gold rhinoceros ⓘ

Order of Mapungubwe → insigniaFeature → gold rhinoceros ⓘ

this entity surface form: golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe

Kingdom of Mapungubwe → archaeologicalFind → gold rhinoceros ⓘ

this entity surface form: gold rhinoceros of Mapungubwe