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Art/Literary - Archaeology | | Italian term or phrase: attributo | This comes up many times in the paper I'm translating and obviously refers to something more definite than a characteristic- it seems to be a specific object. Attribute does not sound right in English - any ideas? Maybe just object?
È all’attività della filatura che rimanda la presenza del cesto per la lana, che compare come attributo di alcune statuette di offerenti.
Generalmente interpretate come statuette di offerenti sono anche le figure stanti con attributo.
Tuttavia, in alcuni casi la presenza di un attributo o di una peculiare caratteristica iconografica rende possibile definire la sfera di influenza cui il votivo allude. |
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| | attribute | Explanation:
It seems that "attribute" could be right in your context. See for instance:
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Aru.html
encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/.../Early-Dynastic-Period-Art.html
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Wikipedia suggests "emblem" as a possible alternative. See:
The word "attribute" can refer to:
* In art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints (earlier, by pagan gods) - see emblem |
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