Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

chiusino tombale

English translation:

grave cover, grave slab, ledger slab

Added to glossary by paolamonaco
Jun 13, 2006 12:59
17 yrs ago
Italian term

chiusino tombale

Italian to English Art/Literary Archaeology
chiusino tombale in calcare del V sec. a. C.

Si tratta di un oggetto esposto in un mueso.
Any idea?

Proposed translations

14 mins
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Grave Cover (made out of limestone)

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

http://www.cwaas.org.uk/book_mxs.html
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "grazie a tutt* per il preziosissimo aiuto."
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12 mins

(limestone) cover slab (of a grave)

dovrebbe essere la pietra che copre la tomba per esempio sui pavimenti delle chiese.
Peer comment(s):

agree William Short
10 mins
grazie William!
agree architran : Ledger slab. Vedi http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/default.asp?Document=2....
1 hr
grazie!
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