Cartibulum
Table-supports (trapezophora): marble. Early Empire period. Rome, Oratoray of St. BarbaraPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Cartibulum.

Table-supports (trapezophora): marble. Early Empire period.

Rome, Oratoray of St. Barbara.

Origin:
Unknown.
Description:
The marble table-supports are in the form of addorsed, winged lions whose heads sprout goats’ horns.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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