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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

fibula a navicella losangata

English translation:

lozenged boat-shaped fibula

Added to glossary by Pierluigi Bernardini
Jul 27, 2010 09:46
13 yrs ago
Italian term

fibula a navicella losangata

Italian to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting HIstory of castles
Si tratta della storia di un castello. Termine piuttosto tecnico. "Fibula" dovrebbe restare tale. Il problema grosso è "navicella" :)
Thank you a lot.

"Presso l’Archivio di Stato di Roma si trova una ricca documentazione del processo svoltosi a Todi dopo la denuncia di uno scavo clandestino avvenuto a Montignano nel marzo del 1838 (voc. Predio San Giovanni) che portò alla luce numerosi reperti di epoca romana, dei quali gli unici rimasti sono una grande ***fibula a navicella losangata*** (lunghezza cm 18) della prima metà del secolo VII a.C. e due manici di una statuetta bronzea, oggi al Museo Gregoriano Etrusco di Roma."
Proposed translations (English)
3 boat-shaped fibula
Change log

Aug 5, 2010 09:37: cynthiatesser Created KOG entry

Nov 10, 2010 10:40: Pierluigi Bernardini changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1135171">cynthiatesser's</a> old entry - "fibula a navicella losangata"" to ""boat-shaped fibula""

Discussion

Pierluigi Bernardini (asker) Jul 27, 2010:
Ok I think I will use this suggestion, as ship-shaped is a bit cacophonous!
Maybe I would add "lozenged", so "lozenged boat-shaped fibula", or do you think it is redundant?
Mr Murray (X) Jul 27, 2010:
Yes Yes, 'fibula' is also used in English - but, I thought it'd reach a wider audience other than archeologists, academics and scholars.
Pierluigi Bernardini (asker) Jul 27, 2010:
fibula well, in fact in English you can freely say "fibula":
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fibula
I prefer to maintain it.
Jim Tucker (X) Jul 27, 2010:
Archeologists.... generally say "navicella fibula" in English. Makes it easy I guess. You can do "navicella (boat-shaped) fibula" if you like. Some scholars will even keep the Italian 100% in English: fibula a navicella.

Proposed translations

3 hrs
Selected

boat-shaped fibula

I don't think the web reference I've posted here will help, the English doesn't sound so good to me.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-07-27 13:30:57 GMT)
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Some better references

http://test.huntmuseum.com/prov_objects2.asp?oSearch=Persona...

http://69.20.61.107/Explore/work.asp?recordkeywordID=3564&re...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-07-27 13:31:58 GMT)
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and also

lozenge fibula

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_...

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Note added at 8 days (2010-08-05 09:38:05 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you!
Reference:

http://www.artres.com/c/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?o=&Total=1&FP=355289&E=22SIJM5BHYKW0&SID=JMGEJNBHDG1MO&Pic=1&SubE=2UNTWAGO1KP8

Note from asker:
ok, that's exactly the object. Thanks.
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