diff --git a/depicts/wikibase.py b/depicts/wikibase.py
index c7c1a52..cc81d05 100644
--- a/depicts/wikibase.py
+++ b/depicts/wikibase.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def first_datavalue(
         mainsnak = entity["claims"][pid][0]["mainsnak"]
         if "datavalue" in mainsnak:
             v = mainsnak["datavalue"]["value"]
-            assert isinstance(v, str | int)
+            assert isinstance(v, (str, int, dict))
             return v
     return None