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Illustration from Illustrated History of Furniture, From the Earliest to the Present Time from 1893 by Litchfield, Frederick, (1850-1930)

English: Ancient Roman scamnum or bench in bronze (bisellium) found in Pompeii, today in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Naples (inv. 72992).
Italiano: Il Bisellio in bronzo (antico sgabello romano) con intarsi in argento e rame, rinvenuto a Pompeii, è oggi conservato nel Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (inv. 72992). I quattro piedi dello sgabello sono caratterizzati da piattelli circolari disposti in due ordini; la decorazione su di un lato presenta volute con due teste di mulo terminanti in busti di Satiri; mentre sul lato opposto le volute presentano teste di cigni e terminano in teste di Medusa.

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