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| Keywords: Roman - Banquet Couch - Walters 542365.jpg 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 century 1 BC late Republican-Augustan bronze wood frame bedding cm 81 2 194 9 71 7 accession number 54 2365 29041 Found in a Chamber tomb near Canossa Arnold Ruesch Zurich Ruesch Collection Sale Lucerne 1936 William Randolph Hearst San Simeon 1936 by purchase Joseph Brummer New York by purchase Brummer Collection Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries New York June 8 1949 p 8 no 38 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 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 place of origin Flanders Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman furniture Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
