Property talk:P4878

Documentation

symbolizes
symbolism of an artistic element; can also be used as a qualifier for "depicts" (P180) statements

Represents

symbol (Q80071)

Data type

Item

Domain

work of art (Q838948) (note: this should be moved to the property statements)

Usage notes

Qualifier for "depicts" statements
Use this property for the meaning of a symbol in a particular context. For the object represented by an artistic motif, use P6875.

Example

According to this template:

Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I (Q28790437) (depicts (P180) fire striker (Q1409712)) → Order of the Golden Fleece (Q465774)
Benin Pendant Masks (Q18385381) (depicts (P180) West African Lungfish (Q512042)) → dualism (Q167312)

According to statements in the property:
ankh (Q180439) → life (Q3)
lambda (Q110297576) → LGBT+ rights (Q17625913)

When possible, data should only be stored as statements

See also

depicts (P180), motif represents (P6875), represents (P1268), symbol represents (P9758)

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Proposal discussion

Current uses

Total	658
Main statement	130	19.8% of uses
Qualifier	527	80.1% of uses
Reference	1	0.2% of uses

Search for values

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Scope is as qualifier (Q54828449), as main value (Q54828448): the property must be used by specified way only (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P4878#Scope, SPARQL

Allowed entity types are Wikibase item (Q29934200), Wikibase MediaInfo (Q59712033): the property may only be used on a certain entity type (Help)

Exceptions are possible as rare values may exist. Exceptions can be specified using exception to constraint (P2303).
List of violations of this constraint: Database reports/Constraint violations/P4878#Entity types

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