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attributo

Inglese translation: attribute

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Termine o frase Italiano:attributo
Traduzione in Inglese:attribute
Inserita da: Shera Lyn Parpia

19:31 Aug 30, 2009
Traduzioni da Italiano a Inglese [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archeologia
Termine o frase Italiano: 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.
Shera Lyn Parpia
Italia
Local time: 11:53
attribute
Spiegazione:
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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Note added at 27 mins (2009-08-30 19:59:00 GMT)
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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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Mirella Soffio
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Tom in London
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TrishCivitella
Summary of reference entries provided
Second paragraph confirms 'attribute' or 'emblem'
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attribution


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As it happens I, too, am currently translating some archaeology stuff and finding the same term, which when used, means attribution *to a determined period or epoch*. I wonder if this also works in your context?

Tom in London
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Richiedente: Thanks Tom but in this paper it seems to refer to specific objects that the statuettes hold or wear - see the sentences above.

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attribute


Spiegazione:
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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Note added at 27 mins (2009-08-30 19:59:00 GMT)
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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

Mirella Soffio
Italia
Local time: 11:53
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accordo  Oliver Lawrence: this would certainly work in the context of medieval/renaissance painting (e.g. to identify saints as you say), maybe it also works in this context too. I'm not an archaeological expert, but I'd probably go for this too:).
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accordo  Elena Zanetti
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accordo  Ivana UK
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accordo  K Donnelly: From the Minneapolis Institute of Arts: ATTRIBUTE A conventional, SYMBOLIC object used for identifying gods, saints, or other beings. http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/glossary.html
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accordo  Armilla (X)
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accordo  Jim Tucker (X)
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trait


Spiegazione:
If they are talking about the peculiarities of these statues, could this work?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-31 05:04:28 GMT)
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I see what you mean.....

Could it be different meanings in different paragraphs??

In the case of it being a specific emblem.... you could also use "insignia". Would that work?


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Reference: Second paragraph confirms 'attribute' or 'emblem'

Reference information:
I was going to suggest symbol but going by the below definition, that would be wrong :)

The words emblem and symbol often appear interchangeably in day-to-day conversation without causing undue confusion. A distinction between the two may seem unnecessarily fastidious. Nevertheless, an emblem is a pattern that is used to represent an idea, or an individual. An emblem crystallizes in concrete, visual terms some abstraction: a deity, a tribe or nation, a virtue or a vice. An emblem is an object or a representation of an object.

In the Middle Ages, many saints were given emblems, which served to identify them in paintings and other images: St Catherine had a wheel, or a sword, St Anthony Abbot a pig and a small bell. These are also called attributes, especially when shown carried by or in close proximity to the saint in art.

http://www.answers.com/topic/emblem#Distinction:_emblem_and_...

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  • http://www.answers.com/topic/emblem#Distinction:_emblem_and_symbol
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