Triclinium furniture

[Martin Moser]

Hi all,

just realized that when it comes to talk about the details of a triclinium, I'm not sure at all anymore how exactly such a room would have been furnished. I'd guess the wall paintings would not have allowed for too much furniture to be standing around and up against the walls, because of the effect of the paintings themselves. So what was in there besides the benches and a (round?) table or 2 at all? Maybe a wicker chair for the matron of the house if she were to take part (well, that would depend on what time we're talking about I'd guess)?

Many thanks in advance for all answers!

[Medusa Gladiatrix]

Salve Martin,

At first, Happy New Year to you.

Re the triclinium please check out this German website which answers nearly everything which you wanna know about Ancient table culture:

http://www.antike-tischkultur.de/

And this website shows the order of the clines (and it's in English)

http://www.villaivlilla.com/triclinium.htm

Vale optime,

[Martin Moser]

Happy New Year to you as well and many thanks for the links! Very helpful indeed!

[Susanna]

Happy New Year!

The "Sarkophag of Sempelfeld" shows Roman furniture on both inner sides. Also a cline!

http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=h ... l%26sa%3DG

Watch the 3D-movie...

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Salve

Probably apart from the clinei and the table(s), you can add some little tables for the lamps, or better a bronze statue in form of a lamp holder. Some of that estaues are founded, depicting children or slaves (some of them black people).

The clinei were always 3, and it's curious: sometimes the composition of the mosaic of the floor follows the ubication of the clinei. The ubication of the clineus were undecorated (white tesellae) or without mosaic.

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

An lamp holder from Tarraco