dolio
English translation: dolium (large storage jar)
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peer agreement (net): +1dolium (large jar or urn) Explanation: 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 |
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peer agreement (net): +1dolium (large storage jar) Explanation: 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. |
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