Abacus with animal figures
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The Abacus with animal figures is the elaborately carved circular capital atop the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, featuring four back-to-back lions and other symbolic animals that embody Buddhist and imperial Mauryan iconography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abacus with animal figures canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5737104 — 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: Abacus with animal figures Context triple: [Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, hasPart, Abacus with animal figures]
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A.
Abacus
Abacus is a British publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of literary and contemporary fiction, often in paperback editions.
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B.
Counting Rod Numerals block
The Counting Rod Numerals block is a Unicode block that encodes traditional East Asian rod numeral symbols used historically for mathematical notation and calculation.
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C.
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is a celebrated public art installation by Ai Weiwei that reimagines the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures, reflecting on cultural heritage, looting, and repatriation.
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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.
matryoshka dolls
Matryoshka dolls are traditional Russian nesting dolls consisting of a set of wooden figures of decreasing size placed one inside another, widely recognized as a symbol of Russian and Slavic folk culture.
- 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: Abacus with animal figures Target entity description: The Abacus with animal figures is the elaborately carved circular capital atop the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, featuring four back-to-back lions and other symbolic animals that embody Buddhist and imperial Mauryan iconography.
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A.
Abacus
Abacus is a British publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of literary and contemporary fiction, often in paperback editions.
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B.
Counting Rod Numerals block
The Counting Rod Numerals block is a Unicode block that encodes traditional East Asian rod numeral symbols used historically for mathematical notation and calculation.
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C.
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is a celebrated public art installation by Ai Weiwei that reimagines the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures, reflecting on cultural heritage, looting, and repatriation.
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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.
matryoshka dolls
Matryoshka dolls are traditional Russian nesting dolls consisting of a set of wooden figures of decreasing size placed one inside another, widely recognized as a symbol of Russian and Slavic folk culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural element
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sculptural relief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carvedFrom | sandstone ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | national symbol of India context ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Sarnath Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
chakra between animals
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processional animals ⓘ |
| features |
bull figure
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chakra motif ⓘ elephant figure ⓘ four back-to-back lions ⓘ horse figure ⓘ lion figure ⓘ lotus motif ⓘ |
| function | supports lion capital ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular capital ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Buddhist art
NERFINISHED
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Mauryan art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian state symbolism
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later Buddhist pillar capitals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Sarnath NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| materialTechnique | polished stone carving ⓘ |
| orientation | animals in relief around drum ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath
NERFINISHED
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Lion Capital of Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian national emblem
NERFINISHED
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Wheel of Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Ashoka’s patronage of Buddhism
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Buddhist dharma ⓘ imperial Mauryan authority ⓘ spread of the Buddha’s teachings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Abacus with animal figures Description of subject: The Abacus with animal figures is the elaborately carved circular capital atop the Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath, featuring four back-to-back lions and other symbolic animals that embody Buddhist and imperial Mauryan iconography.
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