Telamones
TELAMONES (Gr. reXd^oi', supporter, from T\rjvtu, to bear), in architecture the term used by the Romans as equivalent to Atlantes (the Greek term) for male figures employed to carry architraves and cornices. The best-known examples are those in the tepidarium of the baths of Pompeii, which consist of small figures in terra-cotta, 2 ft. high, placed between niches and carrying a cornice.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
