gocciolatoi a maschera comica

English translation: comic-mask dripstone

09:58 Mar 13, 2016
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / guida museo
Italian term or phrase: gocciolatoi a maschera comica
L’immagine della città tra il II ed il I sec. a.C. è testimoniata dalla porticus posta a nord dell’Appia, in posizione centrale, databile in età tardo repubblicana, nella vetrina 2 è esposta parte della decorazione architettonica del tetto, tra questi gocciolatoi a maschera comica.
franzine
Italy
English translation:comic-mask dripstone
Explanation:
It's not quite the same as a gargoyle, which is gargolla or gargouille, and is grotesque in appearance.

Gocciolatoio m ‎(plural gocciolatoi)
(architecture) dripstone


Dripstone
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure

Also called a hood mould. There's a picture here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_mould



Reference: http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gocciolatoio
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4comic mask gargoyles
Tom in London
4comic-mask dripstone
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comic mask gargoyles


Explanation:
this would do.

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comic-mask dripstone


Explanation:
It's not quite the same as a gargoyle, which is gargolla or gargouille, and is grotesque in appearance.

Gocciolatoio m ‎(plural gocciolatoi)
(architecture) dripstone


Dripstone
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure

Also called a hood mould. There's a picture here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_mould



Reference: http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gocciolatoio


    Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gocciolatoio
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_mould
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