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CANDELABRA 



The word candelabrum, originally signifying a candle holder 

 (cf. Nos. 15, 16), came to be applied to lamp standards, which resem- 

 bled in construction the candle holders. The essential parts of one of 

 these lamp standards are: (1) a three-footed base; (2) a shaft; 

 (3) a disk for a single lamp. Tall candelabra of this type stood 

 on the floor; short ones, like No. 66, on tables. The name candelabra 

 is further applied to other lamp holders of elaborate design, such as 

 Nos. 67-73. Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities and 

 Daremberg et Saglio, Dictionnaire des antiquites, s. v. candelabrum; 

 Mau-Kelsey, Pompeii, p. 372. 



44. (24241) Candelabrum 



The horizontal portion of each leg ends in the head of some feline animal, 

 which grips in its jaws the claw foot. On the upper surface of the leg is a 

 leaf with recurved point. Between the legs are double palmettes with female 

 masks (Medusa?) at the center. The fluted shaft rises from an ornamented 

 socket or base. The vase-like top is ornamented with various patterns in relief. 



Naples 73046. 



45. (24238) Candelabrum 



This candelabrum resembles No. 44 in structure and in ornamental details, 

 but is smaller. 



Naples 73049. Ant. di Ere. VIII, lxxviii (?) 



46. (24236) Candelabrum • 

 Between the claw-footed legs are open-work palmettes. Acanthus leaves, 



starting from the base of the shaft, extend on to the upper surfaces of the 

 legs. The shaft is fluted. The vase-like top is ornamented with various 

 patterns in relief. 

 Naples 73032. 



47. (24229) Candelabrum 



The three legs have an unusual amount of curvature, and the claw feet 

 rest on rectangular molded bases. Between the legs are double palmettes. 

 The shaft, rising from an ornamented socket, is surrounded below by four rows 

 of leaves, and above these is fluted with alternately deep and shallow channels. 

 The vase-like top has comparatively little ornamentation. 



Naples 73048. 



48. (24228) Candelabrum 



Between the claw-footed legs are relatively large tragic masks in horizontal 

 position. The shaft is fluted. The vase-like top is ornamented with patterns 

 in relief. 



Naples 73050. 



49. (24244) Candelabrum 



Between the claw-footed legs are ornaments, each consisting of the head 

 of a horned and bearded satyr and of a system of palmettes. The transition 



