http://theempirefurniture.com Examining The Revival Of Roman And Greek Classical Styles During The Empire Furniture Era Of The 19th Century Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://theempirefurniture.com/archives/curule-chairs http://theempirefurniture.com/archives/curule-chairs#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:42:40 +0000 Admin http://theempirefurniture.com/?p=399 The Curule chair came about in Etruria (referred to in Greek texts as Tyrrhenia , now known as Tuscany) and was found on surviving Etruscan monuments to identify magistrates. Much earlier stools that were supported on a cross-frame are known from the New Kingdom of Egypt. Curule chairs were designed for the officials of the highest government dignitaries. It was originally made of ivory, without arms and it was usually inlaid with ivory and precious metals. It served a seat for the positioned in power, and later the emperor himself. (Read More.....)

]]> The Curule chair came about in Etruria (referred to in Greek texts as Tyrrhenia , now known as Tuscany) and was found on surviving Etruscan monuments to identify magistrates. Much earlier stools that were supported on a cross-frame are known from the New Kingdom of Egypt. Curule chairs were designed for the officials of the highest government dignitaries. It was originally made of ivory, without arms and it was usually inlaid with ivory and precious metals. It served a seat for the positioned in power, and later the emperor himself. (Read More.....)

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