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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / pre-Hispanic art object
Spanish term or phrase:pectorales
Por otro lado, la obra de los lapidarios, encargados de trabajar la piedra y elaborar instrumentos de uso doméstico y con fines rituales, para la caza y la pesca; accesorios como orejeras, bezotes, noserings, pectorales y elementos para rituales como yugos, hachas y palmas.
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"Pectoral" alone really is OK for this; I have cited a couple of references and the are very many more. Here are Google results from a search for pectoral precolumbian: http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&biw=991&bih=541&q="pectora...
There are thousands: gold pectorals, stone pectorals, mirror pectorals, and so on. Amerindian pectorals can be plaques, but not all are.
But if you prefer, I think it would be OK to use "pectoral ornament".
"pectoral - An ornament or a decoration worn on the chest. A breastplate is sometimes called a pectoral. A low necklace may also be called a pectoral.
Egypt, Lahun, Pectoral with the name of Senwosret II, c. 1897-1878 BCE, Dynasty 12, reigns of Senwosret II-Amenemhat III, Middle Kingdom, gold, carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise, length of pectoral 3 1/4 inches (8.3 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. See Egyptian art." http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Pas.html
But pectoral is a muscle in the chest. I am not seeing many convincing hits for pectoral as an ornamental object...how about chest ornaments or decorative object worn around the chest??
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plaques
Explanation: plaques
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Pectoral Plaque. 1750-1800. Sculpture, Ivory Height: 8 in. (20.32 cm) Dallas
Museum of Art Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, ...
www.framemuseums.org/jsp/fiche_oeuvre.jsp?...1... - Cached - SimilarPectoral plaque
Parts of the palace were set aside for royal craftsmen, some of whom were
specialists in the production of ivory objects like this pendant plaque. ...
66.195.106.23/teacherpackets/teachingpackets/TP/.../SSPect.htm - Cached - SimilarCoin: 1 £ (Pectoral Plaque of Ramses II) (Egypt)
Coin: 1 £ (Pectoral Plaque of Ramses II) (Egypt) . Colnect (collect + connect ==>
Colnect) is a comprehensive online solution for collectors of mass produced ...
colnect.com/.../25369-1_£_Pectoral_Plaque_of_Ramses_II-Treasures_of_the_Pharaohs-Egypt - SimilarPectoral Plaque, from the Siberian Collection of Peter I, from ...
Pectoral Plaque, from the Siberian Collection of Peter I, from Altai, 7th-6th
Century BC Giclee Print by Scythian - at AllPosters.com.
www.allposters.com/-.../Pectoral-Plaque-from-the-Siberian-C... - Cached - SimilarLarge figural pectoral plaque from Costa Rica
Lot:Large figural pectoral plaque from Costa Rica, Lot Number:404, Starting Bid:
$120, Auctioneer:Ancient Resource, LLC, Auction:Auction #110: Ancient ...
www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9806990 - Cached - SimilarAscetic's Pectoral Plaque with Hanuman, The Divine Monkey | Steve ...
Ascetic's Pectoral Plaque with Hanuman, The Divine Monkey. Title: Ascetic's
Pectoral Plaque with Hanuman, The Divine Monkey; Creator: India, Karnataka or ...
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"Pectoral" alone really is OK for this; I have cited a couple of references and the are very many more. Here are Google results from a search for pectoral precolumbian: http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&biw=991&bih=541&q="pectora...
There are thousands: gold pectorals, stone pectorals, mirror pectorals, and so on. Amerindian pectorals can be plaques, but not all are.
But if you prefer, I think it would be OK to use "pectoral ornament".
"pectoral - An ornament or a decoration worn on the chest. A breastplate is sometimes called a pectoral. A low necklace may also be called a pectoral.
Egypt, Lahun, Pectoral with the name of Senwosret II, c. 1897-1878 BCE, Dynasty 12, reigns of Senwosret II-Amenemhat III, Middle Kingdom, gold, carnelian, feldspar, garnet, turquoise, length of pectoral 3 1/4 inches (8.3 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. See Egyptian art." http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/Pas.html
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