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chiusino tombale

English translation: grave cover, grave slab, ledger slab

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Italian term or phrase:	chiusino tombale
English translation:	grave cover, grave slab, ledger slab
Entered by:	paolamonaco

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12:59 Jun 13, 2006

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Art/Literary - Archaeology

Italian term or phrase: chiusino tombale

chiusino tombale in calcare del V sec. a. C.

Si tratta di un oggetto esposto in un mueso.
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paolamonaco KudoZ activity Questions: 191 (none open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 445 Italy
Local time: 20:38

Grave Cover (made out of limestone)

Explanation:
Apparently, years ago they called them grave covers and not tombstones.

http://www.cwaas.org.uk/book_mxs.html

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patriz1
Local time: 01:38

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grazie a tutt* per il preziosissimo aiuto.
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(limestone) cover slab (of a grave)

Giorgio Testa

Grave Cover (made out of limestone)

patriz1

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(limestone) cover slab (of a grave)

Explanation:
dovrebbe essere la pietra che copre la tomba per esempio sui pavimenti delle chiese.

Giorgio Testa
Local time: 02:38
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Grave Cover (made out of limestone)

Explanation:
Apparently, years ago they called them grave covers and not tombstones.

http://www.cwaas.org.uk/book_mxs.html

Reference: http://www.cwaas.org.uk/book_mxs.html

patriz1
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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grazie a tutt* per il preziosissimo aiuto.

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