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A POMPEIAN STYLE BRONZE APPARATUS

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A POMPEIAN STYLE BRONZE APPARATUS
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Including a one-handled pot and a one-handled covered vessel on the right, the rectangular tray supporting a hinged cylindrical container with spigot in the shape of a lion's head on the left, raised on paw feet on circular pads, 19 1/4in. (48.9cm.) long

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A copy of an example found at a villa near Stabiae which was used for heating liquids. For the original, see no. 154 in Pompeii A.D. 79, Volume II, Boston, 1978.

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