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Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Credit: Mary Harrsch

License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.

Credit URL: https://www.flickr.com...

Comments: Roman Dining Couch (lectus) made of wood with bronze adornments 1st century BCE

 

Credit: Museum purchase, 1949; Walters Art Museum

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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Comments: Roman Banquet Couch, 1st century BC (late Republican-Augustan). The dining room, or "triclinium," of a Roman house derived its name from the three couches that were grouped at right angles to one another in a U-shape. Wealthy citizens ate while reclining on these couches. On this example, bronze fittings decorate a wood frame (restored). Straps originally would have supported a mattress covered with luxurious textiles. The ends of the couch are decorated with bronze fulcra, the curving ends of the armrests, which terminate in lion heads in the front and duck heads in the back. Couches were highly valued pieces of furniture that were often buried with honored family members.

 

From Easton: (Genesis 49:4; 1 Chronicles 5:1; Job 7:13; Psalms 6:6, etc.), a seat for repose or rest. (See BED)

Verses:

  • Genesis 49:4
  • 2 Samuel 11:2
  • 2 Samuel 11:13
  • 1 Chronicles 5:1
  • Esther 1:6
  • Esther 7:8
  • Job 7:13
  • Psalms 6:6
  • Psalms 149:5
  • Song of Solomon 1:16
  • Isaiah 57:2
  • Amos 3:12
  • Amos 6:4
  • Luke 17:34
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​c/couch.html. 2024.
 
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