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Small Bronze Tripod Decorated with Horses-Used as Seat, Cauldron, Trophy, Sacrificial Altar-Ancient Greek Art Details: Condition: New, Handmade in Greece Material: Pure Bronze Height: 18 cm(7 inches) Diameter: 10 cm(3.9 inches) Weight: 700 g A sacrificial tripod is a three-legged piece of religious furniture used for offerings or other ritual procedures. As a seat or stand, the tripod is the most stable furniture construction for uneven ground, hence its use is universal & ancient. It is particularly associated with Apollo & the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, & the word "tripod" comes from the Greek meaning "three-footed." Tripods frequently are mentioned by Homer as prizes in athletic games & as complimentary gifts, in later times, highly decorated & bearing inscriptions, they served the same purpose. They also were used as dedicatory offerings to the deities, & in the dramatic contests at the Dionysia, the victorious choregus (a wealthy citizen who bore the expense of equipping & training the chorus) received a crown & a tripod. He would either dedicate the tripod to some deity or set it on the top of a marble structure erected in the form of a small circular temple in the street in Athens, called the street of tripods, from a large number of memorials of this kind. All our bronze items are cast in Greece, using the traditional 'lost wax' method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in patination & coloring. Each piece is, therefore, unique. (55-053-B) Check our collection of bronze items at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TalosArtifacts?ref=profile_header§ion_id=37382188 Small Bronze Tripod Decorated With Horses Used As Seat, Cauldron, Trophy, Sacrificial Altar Ancient Greek Art Home Decoration Office Gift Idea
