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Telamones
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Gr. TeXam ov, supporter, from T%1]vac, to bear), in architecture the term used by the Romans as equivalent to Atlantes (the Greek term) for male figures employed to carry architraves and cornices. The best-known examples are those in the tepidarium of the baths of Pompeii, which consist of small figures in terra-cotta, 2 ft. high, placed between niches and carrying a cornice.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Telamones'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/telamones.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Telamones'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/telamones.html. 1910.
