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Banquet Couch
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| Artist |
Anonymous (Category:Roman Empire) |
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| Title |
Banquet Couch |
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| Description |
English: The dining room, or "triclinium," of a Roman house derived its name from the three couches that were grouped at right angles to one another in a U-shape. Wealthy citizens ate while reclining on these couches. On this example, bronze fittings decorate a wood frame (restored). Straps originally would have supported a mattress covered with luxurious textiles. The ends of the couch are decorated with bronze fulcra, the curving ends of the armrests, which terminate in lion heads in the front and duck heads in the back. Couches were highly valued pieces of furniture that were often buried with honored family members. |
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| Date | 1st century BC (late Republican-Augustan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | bronze, wood frame, bedding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 81.2 × 194.9 × 71.7 cm (31.9 × 76.7 × 28.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
54.2365 |
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| Place of creation | Flanders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1978. From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Museum purchase, 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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