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The opulence of ancient Roman furniture reveals a civilization steeped in both aesthetic and practical sophistication. Luxurious yet functional, these pieces were central to Roman life while symbolizing status and comfort.
Knowledge of Roman furniture is derived mainly from depictions in frescoes and representations in sculpture, along with actual pieces of furniture, fragments, and fittings, several of which were preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.
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Roman furniture was made of stone, wood, or bronze. Villas were largely open to the air, and stone benches and tables were common. Wooden furniture has not survived, but bronze hardware for such furniture is well-known. Buffets with tiers of shelves were used to display silver.
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The Ancient Roman furniture is a topic that has catered the archeologists with a bulk of knowledge regarding the designs, trends, techniques, and variety of furniture in the early Roman Empire. The ancient Roman houses and furniture designs have made a great influence on the present-day houses and furniture.
The display of statuary of various kinds was an important part of the “furniture” of a Roman house. Sculpture and bronze statues were displayed throughout the house in various contexts—on tables, in specially built niches, in relief panels on walls—but all in the most visible areas of the house.
These pieces of furniture have been reassembled from fragments, some of which may come from the imperial villa of Lucius Verus (co-emperor, A.D. 161–169), on the Via Cassia outside Rome. It is not certain that the square glass panels are original to the bed frame and stool, but the carved bone inlays are paralleled on other Roman couches.
Pictures of ancient Roman furniture painted on frescos and other artworks, together with the few pieces still in existence today, have made it possible to reconstruct with accuracy the furniture in Roman times.
Pages in category "Ancient Roman furniture" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Ancient Roman furniture; A. Accubitum; Ancient furniture; C. Curule seat; K.