1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TRAPEZOPHORON, the Greek term (from rpairef a, table, and <t>ipfiv, to bear) given to the leg or pedestal of a small side table, generally in marble, and carved with winged lions or griffins set back to back, each with a single leg, which formed the support of the pedestal on either side. In Pompeii there was a fine example in the house of Cornelius Rufus, which stood behind the impluvium. These side tables were known as mensae vasariae and were used for the display of vases, lamps, &c. Sometimes they were supporte…
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