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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 508 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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TELAMONES (Gr. reXaµwv, supporter, from rXitval, to
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bear) , in
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architecture the
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term used by the
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Romans as
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equivalent to Atlantes (the
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Greek term) for male figures employed to carry architraves and cornices, The best-known examples are those in the
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tepidarium of the
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baths of
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Pompeii, which consist of small figures in terra-
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cotta, 2 ft. high, placed between niches and carrying a
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cornice .

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