A klismos (Greek: κλισμός) or klismos chair is a type of ancient Greek chair, familiar from depictions of ancient furniture on painted pottery and in bas-reliefs from the mid-fifth century BCE onwards. In epic, klismos signifies an armchair, but no specific description is given of its form; in Iliad xxiv, after Priam`s appeal, Achilles ris....
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A Classical chair style from ancient Greece with a shallow, concave backrest and slightly splayed legs. It was said to be the first chair which provided a comfortable, relaxed sitting position. The style was revived in Europe during the late 18th and early 18th centuries.
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light, elegant chair developed by the ancient Greeks. Perfected by the 5th century and popular throughout the 4th century , the klismos had four ... [4 related articles]
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A Classical chair style from ancient Greece with a shallow, concave backrest and slightly splayed legs. It was said to be the first chair which provided a comfortable, relaxed sitting position. The style was revived in Europe during the late 18th and early 18th centuries.
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an ancient Greek chair, having a deep top rail curving forward from the back, and having legs curving upward and inward: imitated during various classical revivals, esp. in the early 19th century.
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