Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Clipei

Chinese translation:

圆盾肖像

Added to glossary by Shang
Sep 24, 2004 14:58
19 yrs ago
English term

Clipei

English to Chinese Other Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Use to describe the originally Hellenistic and Roman portrait form where heads or busts are positioned within round frames.
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Proposed translations (Chinese)
4 +1 圆盾肖像

Proposed translations

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圆盾肖像

圆盾(形)肖像

Clipei 是拉丁文 clypeus 的复数,原指画有肖像的圆盾,后来指框在圆盾形里的肖像。

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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2004-09-24 16:03:14 GMT)
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agree Chinoise
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