Disambiguation evidence for Serpent Column (originally from Plataea monument group) via surface form

"Serpent Column"


As subject (46)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Serpent Column".

Predicate Object
approximateDateOfDedication 5th century BCE
artStyle Classical Greek
associatedEvent Battle of Plataea
associatedEvent Greco-Persian Wars
commemorates Battle of Plataea
commemorates Greek victory over the Persians
countryAtTimeOfCreation Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext Ancient Greek
currentLocation Hippodrome of Constantinople
currentLocation Istanbul
currentLocation Sultanahmet Square
dedicatedBy Greek city-states
dedicatedBy Hellenic League
depicts intertwined snakes
function votive offering
function war memorial
hasPart serpentine shaft
hasPart three intertwined serpents
hasPart tripod base (originally supporting a golden tripod)
hasType inscribed column
hasType war trophy
height approximately 8 meters (originally, including tripod)
heritageDesignation monument of the Hippodrome of Constantinople
inscription names of Greek city-states that fought at Plataea
inscriptionLanguage Ancient Greek
instanceOf ancient monument
instanceOf bronze column
instanceOf victory monument
material bronze
movedBy Constantinus Magnus
surface form: Constantine the Great
movedTo Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople
movementReason to decorate the Hippodrome of Constantinople
notableDamage loss of golden tripod
notableDamage loss of serpent heads
notableFor inscribed list of Greek poleis
notableFor one of the oldest surviving monuments in Istanbul
oneSerpentHeadLocation Istanbul Archaeological Museums
surface form: Istanbul Archaeology Museums (fragment)
originalLocation Delphi
originalLocation Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
partOf Plataea monument group
presentHeight approximately 5 meters (surviving shaft)
region Eastern Mediterranean
religiousContext dedicated to Apollo
supported golden tripod (originally)
symbolism triumph over Persia
symbolism unity of Greek city-states