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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / Roman | | Italian term or phrase: strigilato | | (sarcophagus) |
| | | strigil (sarcophagus) | Explanation:
Hi Jane,
This term came up in a translation I did this summer for an archaeological museum in central Italy.
This link is from the University of Chicago. If you scroll down to the bottom, you'll find a picture.
Amy is correct in saying that the name comes from strigil, the implement athletes used to "scrape" the sweat and grime from their bodies.
Catherine |
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35 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 strigil (sarcophagus)
Explanation:
Hi Jane,
This term came up in a translation I did this summer for an archaeological museum in central Italy.
This link is from the University of Chicago. If you scroll down to the bottom, you'll find a picture.
Amy is correct in saying that the name comes from strigil, the implement athletes used to "scrape" the sweat and grime from their bodies.
Catherine
Reference: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europ...
| Catherine Bolton
Local time: 02:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 6
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