Apollonia – Table Supports

Abstract

A significant group of table supports known from Apollonia is presented here for the first time. They testify to a tradition of Greek culture, the specific structure of which evolved in the 4th century B.C. and lasted into Roman Imperial times. The Roman forms stand in marked contrast with those from the Greek tradition. There are some further unusual pieces, such as a Doric capital from the Classical period later reused as a basin; a support in form of an animal leg, which belonged to a table with cultic function; and a base with animal claws, which held a statue.