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anfora segata e capovolta

English translation: sawn and upturned amphora

15:50 Feb 28, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology
Italian term or phrase: anfora segata e capovolta
Hi all,

I'm translating an article on funeral rites and grave goods.

La cremazione, il rito funerario più attestato, era diretta o indiretta.
Nel primo caso i resti combusti, dopo una scelta degli stessi (ossilegium) erano trasportati in altro luogo in cui erano in seguito deposti in nuda terra o in un cinerario; nel secondo caso erano sepolti ove c’era stato il rogo funebre (bustum).
I cremati erano deposti in fossa semplice oppure in strutture tombali, che potevano essere ad ***anfora segata e capovolta***, alla cappuccina o a cassetta di tegole.

I'm really not sure if there's a technical term for this or how best to translate it. TIA for any help.
Roberto Impelluso
Italy
Local time: 02:22
English translation:sawn and upturned amphora
Explanation:
A few hits for "sawn amphora", but not many and all translated from the Italian, with a few noticeable errors, hence the low confidence.

... sawn amphora in Paderno, not far from the Giavera stream, in 1995, when works began to build a new industrial estate.
http://www.noicittadini.net/pdf/Ponzano_04.pdf

In anfora segata/ in sawn amphora
https://viaalbereverona.com/nel-museo-archeologico-al-teatro...

I also see the term "truncated amphora" used, but I'm not sure if it's the same thing.
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Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 02:22
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Yes, I found sawn amphora as well but they were all translations from the Italian. It'll have to do though, as I haven't been able to find anything better. Thanks a lot for suggesting it Fiona.
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1sawn and upturned amphora
Fiona Grace Peterson
Summary of reference entries provided
Sepolture a incinerazione
Inter-Tra
this shows all Roman types of burial/incineration techiques
Rosanna Palermo

  

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sawn and upturned amphora


Explanation:
A few hits for "sawn amphora", but not many and all translated from the Italian, with a few noticeable errors, hence the low confidence.

... sawn amphora in Paderno, not far from the Giavera stream, in 1995, when works began to build a new industrial estate.
http://www.noicittadini.net/pdf/Ponzano_04.pdf

In anfora segata/ in sawn amphora
https://viaalbereverona.com/nel-museo-archeologico-al-teatro...

I also see the term "truncated amphora" used, but I'm not sure if it's the same thing.

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 02:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Yes, I found sawn amphora as well but they were all translations from the Italian. It'll have to do though, as I haven't been able to find anything better. Thanks a lot for suggesting it Fiona.
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Reference comments


7 hrs
Reference: Sepolture a incinerazione

Reference information:
L’incinerazione poteva essere diretta se avveniva direttamente nella fossa o indiretta se avveniva nell’ustrina e successivamente le ceneri venivano disposte all’interno di un pozzetto direttamente nella nuda terra o in anfora o in cista calcarea o in cassetta laterizia o in urna o anche in cassetta di legno (alle volte si sono trovati dei pozzetti contententi unicamente dei chiodi); la forma forse più tipica è in anfora con una stele infissa nel terreno ed inserito nell’anfora un tubo in terracotta che raggiungeva la superficie utilizzato per le offerte rituali.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-02-28 23:35:05 GMT)
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La cremazione

La cremazione fu il rito funebre tipico nel territorio veronese dal I alla metà circa del III sec.d.C. Sono visibili al Museo corredi con oggetti di uso domestico e simbolico che accompagnavano il defunto nell’aldilà.

Principali tipi di tomba a cremazione

E’ visibile al Museo un disegno che illustra i vari tipi di tombe:

In terra/ contained within a pit in the ground
In cista calcarea/ in limestone chest
**In anfora segata/ in sawn amphora**
In urna vitrea/ in glass urn
Incinerazione diretta (lat. bustam)/ cremation buried in situ
In urna/ in pottery urn
In cassetta di laterizi/in brick chest
Alla cappuccina/in a triangular structure of tiles so called “capuchine style”


    Reference: http://www.bandb-rome.it/tombe_romane.html
Inter-Tra
Italy
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9 hrs
Reference: this shows all Roman types of burial/incineration techiques

Reference information:
http://www.archeovercelli.it/didattb.html#anchor34713

Rosanna Palermo
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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