June, 1909. Reproductions of Bronzes in Naples. 103 



21. (24282) "Bisellium" 



Parts of two or three couches, improperly restored as a seat. The two 

 fulcra in front end in horses' heads above and have busts of bearded, horned 

 satyrs on the medallions below. Those at the back end in heads of aquatic birds 

 above and have masks of Medusa below. The rails are inlaid with copper 

 and silver in alternating meanders and rosettes. 



Naples 72988. Pompeii. Mus. Borb. II, xxxi. i; Overbeck, Pompeii, Fig. 227. 



22. (24306) "Bisellium" 



Parts of two or three couches improperly restored as a seat. The two ful- 

 cra in front end above in mules' heads and have busts of bearded, horned satyrs, 

 ivy-crowned, on the medallions below. Those at the back end above in heads 

 of aquatic birds and have masks of Medusa on the medallions below. The rails 

 in front are inlaid with copper and silver in alternating meanders and rosettes. 

 Each foot has an inlaid garland and rosette, and there are still other inlaid 

 patterns on the legs. 



Naples 72992. Pompeii. Mus. Borb. II, xxxi, 2; Overbeck, Pompeii, Fig. 227. The illustra- 

 tion shows two satyrs, one of which is now missing. 



TABLES AND STANDS 



The light tables or stands represented in this collection were used 

 in Roman houses for supporting vases and other such objects. See 

 Overbeck, Pompeii, p. 429; Mau-Kelsey, Pompeii, p. 369. 



23. (24259) Round Table 



Three claw-footed legs, resting on a low, three-armed, molded base. They 

 are ornamented with an elaborate pattern of scrolls, wings, palmettes, etc., 

 in the midst of which is an archaistic head of Hercules, bearded and wearing 

 a lion's skin. They are united by three scrolls attached to an upright, molded 

 centerpiece. Higher up, the legs take the form of sphinxes, from between 

 whose wings rise floral stems. The circular top rests on a three-armed sup- 

 port attached to these stems. The high rim around the tray is adorned with 

 garlands of leaves and fruits suspended from ox-skulls. 



Naples 72995. Perhaps from Herculaneum. Mus. Borb. IX, XIII ; Mau-Kelsey, Pompeii, 

 Fig. 191. Pernice, Jahrbuch des arch&ologischen Jnstituts, 1908, pp. 107 ff., argues that the round 

 tray did not originally belong to the tripod. 



24. (24281) Round Table 



Claw-footed legs rest on a triangular base, consisting of three molded, cylin- 

 drical supports, connected by crossbars. Near the top each leg takes the form 

 of the forepart of a hound springing upward from a group of leaves. A three- 

 armed brace connects the legs. 



Naples 78613. 



25. (24288) Rectangular Table 



Four legs, each ending below in a hoof and having a horse's head near the 

 top. The legs are connected in such a way that the top can be raised or low- 

 ered. The frame of the top has inlaid rosettes in front. 



Naples 1 1 1047. Pompeii. Not. d. Scavi, 1876, p. 27. According to this record there ap- 

 pears to have been evidence that the original top was of wood, as in this reproduction. 



