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POMPEII
goose. The chain attached to the right hand of the figure on
the other is fastened to a hooked needle for pulling out the
wick.
The object of which we give a representation in Fig. 190,
often erroneously classed as a lamp, is a nursing bottle, bibcron.
Fig. 189.—Three hanging lamps.
The one at the left and the middle one are presented in two views.
The material is clay, and the figure of a gladiator is stamped on
it, symbolizing the hope that the infant will develop strength
and vigor. On some bottles of this kind the figure of a thriving
child is seen, on others a mother suckling a child.
Three kinds of supports for lamps may be distinguished ac-
cording to their siz£ : lamp standards, which
t stood on the floor and ranged in height from
2^ to 5 feet; lamp holders, not far from 20
inches high, which were placed on tables ; and
small lamp stands, also used on the table.
The general term candelabrum was originally
applied to candle holders containing several
Fig. 190. — A nursing ~
bottle. candles (candelae). Such candle holders have
been found in Etruscan graves, but the can-
delabra met with at Pompeii were all designed to carry lamps.
The lamp standards, of bronze, are often of graceful propor-
tions and ornamented in good taste. The feet are modelled to
represent the claws (Fig. I9i)or hoofs of animals. The slender
POMPEII
goose. The chain attached to the right hand of the figure on
the other is fastened to a hooked needle for pulling out the
wick.
The object of which we give a representation in Fig. 190,
often erroneously classed as a lamp, is a nursing bottle, bibcron.
Fig. 189.—Three hanging lamps.
The one at the left and the middle one are presented in two views.
The material is clay, and the figure of a gladiator is stamped on
it, symbolizing the hope that the infant will develop strength
and vigor. On some bottles of this kind the figure of a thriving
child is seen, on others a mother suckling a child.
Three kinds of supports for lamps may be distinguished ac-
cording to their siz£ : lamp standards, which
t stood on the floor and ranged in height from
2^ to 5 feet; lamp holders, not far from 20
inches high, which were placed on tables ; and
small lamp stands, also used on the table.
The general term candelabrum was originally
applied to candle holders containing several
Fig. 190. — A nursing ~
bottle. candles (candelae). Such candle holders have
been found in Etruscan graves, but the can-
delabra met with at Pompeii were all designed to carry lamps.
The lamp standards, of bronze, are often of graceful propor-
tions and ornamented in good taste. The feet are modelled to
represent the claws (Fig. I9i)or hoofs of animals. The slender