Asked | Open questions | Answered Points Date Pair Term / Answer given Level Status Gloss - Sep 16 '17 fra>eng pattes mordent le disque paws grasping the disk of the mirror pro closed no 4 Sep 1 '17 fra>eng marbré d'une jolie patine à reflets a marbled disk with a lovely, lustrous patina pro closed no 4 Aug 29 '17 fra>eng joue enlevée [in this context] the other half [of the handle] is missing pro closed ok - Aug 26 '17 fra>eng intervenir à l'état de [the only color] is that of the blue mastic easy closed ok - Aug 13 '17 fra>eng métallurgie...l'orfèvrerie working with copper or silver- or goldsmithing pro closed ok 4 Aug 9 '17 fra>eng teinture d'or ou d'argent its gold or silver reflective surface pro closed ok 4 Aug 2 '17 fra>eng tout ce qui est symbole inseparable from [or: inextricably linked with] the symbolic sense easy closed ok 4 Jul 19 '17 fra>eng gravé ou sculpté en creux engraved or sculpted in low relief pro closed ok 4 Jul 10 '17 fra>eng ornement-lisière ornamental frieze around the edge pro closed ok - Jul 8 '17 fra>eng Le tableau peint est le principal attrait It is the painted scene with the young woman which is the primary focus... easy closed ok 4 Jul 6 '17 fra>eng ombelles épanouies et entr'ouvertes fully open umbels alternating with partially open umbels pro closed ok 4 Jun 27 '17 fra>eng il faut admettre le cas où it is also possible that easy closed ok 4 Jun 23 '17 fra>eng taillé géométriquement à la demande their shape cut to fit pro closed ok - Jun 10 '17 fra>eng Même mention généralisée pour la série dans The same general description of this type of mirror as that found in Maspero... easy closed ok 4 Jun 9 '17 fra>eng Patine brun sombre voisine du noir a dark brown patina, bordering on [i.e., nearly] black pro closed ok 4 Jun 5 '17 fra>eng d'une légèreté très sensible comparativement à is noticeably lighter in weight than that of other mirrors pro closed ok 4 Jun 2 '17 fra>eng donner une valeur autonome au détail dans toute représentation imparts a distinct value to the details within the context of the whole composition pro closed ok 4 May 31 '17 fra>eng Un peu plus de minutie dans le trait de la gravure There is somewhat more detail in the treatment of the incised image pro closed ok 4 May 26 '17 fra>eng dans les éclipses de la patine verte the guilding on the disk's surface may be seen here and there between the gaps in the green patina pro closed ok - May 17 '17 fra>eng c'est un point à vérifier but this is not certain pro closed ok 4 May 17 '17 fra>eng coins de serrage adhèrent à the two tightening wedges pro closed ok 4 May 2 '17 fra>eng fillette aux traits indécis with vaguely articulated features pro closed ok 4 Apr 26 '17 fra>eng assemblage hermétique very tightly assembled pro closed ok 4 Apr 24 '17 fra>eng les sourcils sont dégarnis The eyebrows have lost their original gold or silver fillings. pro closed ok - Apr 20 '17 fra>eng sobrement retouché moderately reworked pro just_closed no 4 Apr 20 '17 fra>eng arraché au marteau clinched with a hammer pro closed ok - Mar 25 '17 fra>eng rugueux coarse-grained wood easy closed no 4 Mar 21 '17 fra>eng abriter du contact de la main which were not subject to wear through use pro closed ok - Mar 14 '17 fra>eng sans emploi du tour without the use of a lathe pro closed ok - Feb 25 '17 fra>eng croûte d'oxydation a dark brown patina, with patches of a heavier encrustation of oxidation pro closed ok 4 Feb 21 '17 fra>eng manches forts et...en disproportion avec handles which are overyly large and poorly proportioned pro closed ok - Feb 21 '17 fra>eng tout en bronze entirely in bronze easy closed ok 4 Feb 21 '17 fra>eng tenant à characterized by pro closed ok - Feb 17 '17 fra>eng prodigue vast pro just_closed no 4 Feb 18 '17 fra>eng en quelque sorte industrialisé , in a sense, mass produced on an "industrial" basis... pro closed ok 4 Feb 14 '17 fra>eng à quelques indices based on some evidence pro closed ok 3 Jan 13 '17 fra>eng pompe liturgical splendor pro closed ok 4 Nov 23 '13 fra>eng De nombreux murs sont conservés en élévation The elevation of many walls have been preserved pro closed ok 4 Apr 30 '13 fra>eng le fond du golfe de Suez controlled the upper reaches of the Gulf of Suez pro closed ok - Sep 17 '08 fra>eng vase caréné carinated ("keel-like" or "ridged") vase or bowl pro closed ok - Apr 2 '08 fra>eng idole en écusson idol in the form of a buckler (or escutcheon) motif pro closed no - Mar 3 '08 fra>eng puissance de la couche stratigraphic thickness (of the layer) pro closed no 4 Jul 4 '07 fra>eng prothèses discrètes restoration using unobtrusive, newly fabricated elements pro closed ok 4 May 10 '06 fra>eng éclairage rasant raking (sun)light pro closed ok 4 Apr 2 '06 fra>eng témoins de carrière evidence of quarrying pro closed ok - May 14 '05 fra>eng '-'40,000 40,000 B.P. pro closed ok 4 Apr 21 '05 fra>eng roue de ventre undershot mill wheel pro closed ok 4 Jul 21 '03 fra>eng contestation des hiérarchies These internal power struggles may explain why it is that pro closed ok 4 Jun 18 '03 fra>eng bélière This "dagger" motif is [sometimes?] replaced by a curious triangular form, resembling something... pro closed no - Jun 11 '03 fra>eng développement "In general appearance, the form of this scepter is similar to those carvings found on French... pro closed ok Asked | Open questions | Answered