Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
dolio
English translation:
dolium (large storage jar)
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Angela Arnone
Apr 4, 2006 14:15
18 yrs ago
Italian term
dolio
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
as in "Euristeo in un dolio...."
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dolium (large jar or urn)
LacusCurtius — The Hercules Mosaic at VolubilisKing Eurystheus ordered him to capture the Minoan bull and bring it back to him ... and the king cowering in what looks like a large storage jar or dolium. ...
penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/ Places/Africa/Morocco/Volubilis/mosaics/Hercules_Mosaic.html
penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/ Places/Africa/Morocco/Volubilis/mosaics/Hercules_Mosaic.html
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dolium (large storage jar)
Grande contenitore a forma globulare, nel quale i Romani conservavano sostanze liquide, come olio e vino, e sostanze secche, come legumi e grano.
http://www.sullacrestadellonda.it/archeo/glossario_archeo.ht...
Al British Museum vengono catalogati con il nome latino:
http://www.mda.org.uk/bmobj/Obthesj1.htm
DOLIUM
In the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities this term refers to a large storage-jar.
http://www.sullacrestadellonda.it/archeo/glossario_archeo.ht...
Al British Museum vengono catalogati con il nome latino:
http://www.mda.org.uk/bmobj/Obthesj1.htm
DOLIUM
In the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities this term refers to a large storage-jar.
Discussion
anfora a figure nere: euristeo in un dolio.