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Ancient furniture
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Ancient furniture was made from many different materials, including reeds, wood, stone, metals, straw, and ivory. The furniture was decorated through processes like upholstery, inlaying, and through t
Images from the Standard of Ur
Images from the Standard of Ur
A plaque from ancient Assyria
A plaque from ancient Assyria
A chair found in Tutankhamen's tomb
A chair found in Tutankhamen's tomb
Tutankhamen's throne
Tutankhamen's throne
Klinē
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Klinai, known in Latin as lectus triclinaris, were a type of ancient furniture used by the ancient Greeks in their symposia and by the ancient Romans in their somewhat different convivia.
Ancient furniture
…the previous chair; however, an additional vertical element is jointed to the seat above and the back legs. Seven inclined boards are used to ouch or klinē, in metal and reconstructed woconstruct the back panels of the chair. Between each of these boards thinner stringing strips of alternatively colored…
Votive relief showing a funerary banquet, 5th century BC. The dead man is shown as a heroized man lying on a klinē. On display in Room 19–20 of the Na
Votive relief showing a funerary banquet, 5th century BC. The dead man is shown as a heroized man lying on a klinē. On display in Room 19–20 of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.