Fig. 212.—Greek Couches and Sofa.
Hand-mirrors and cistæ were made in great quantities in bronze or in other metal alloys, in silver, and sometimes in gold. The mirrors were polished on the face, and had often rich designs of figure subjects. The Greek cistæ were cylindrical metal boxes that rested on feet designed from those of various animals, having a lid or cover, with a handle or knot usually of figure design, the whole surface of the body being covered with engraved figure compositions and ornamental borders. They were probably used to contain jewellery and trinkets. Some very fine specimens of these hand-mirrors and cistæ may be seen in the British Museum.
Fig. 213.—Bronze Tripod, Greco-Roman.
Fig. 214.—Folding Tripod, Roman.
The furnishing of the houses of the Romans was very much of the same character as that of the Greeks and Etruscans, from whom the Romans inherited all their arts.
Fig. 215.—Roman Bronze Candelabra.