ellen istic ▁and ▁Gra ec o - R oman ▁forms ▁are ▁more ▁conventional , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁mot ives ▁that ▁belong ▁to ▁these ▁periods ▁are ▁mostly ▁fl oral . ▁B ust s ▁and ▁mask s ▁are ▁the ▁usual ▁handle - pla ques ▁and ▁sp outs ; ▁heads ▁and ▁lim bs ▁of ▁various ▁animals ▁are ▁all otted ▁certain ▁decor ative ▁functions , ▁as ▁for ▁instance ▁the ▁spir ited ▁m ules ' ▁heads ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Ju ven al , ▁which ▁formed ▁the ▁el bow - rest s ▁of ▁d ining ▁c ouch es . ▁These ▁struct ural ▁pieces ▁are ▁frequently ▁in la id ▁with ▁silver ▁and ▁n iel lo . ▁Bron ze ▁ch airs ▁and ▁tables ▁were ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁H ellen istic ▁and ▁Roman ▁houses , ▁and ▁largely ▁took ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁monument al ▁v ases ▁that ▁were ▁popular ▁in ▁earlier ▁days . ▁Small ▁household ▁articles , ▁such ▁as ▁l amps , ▁when ▁made ▁of ▁bronze ▁are ▁usually ▁Roman , ▁and ▁a ▁peculiar ly ▁Roman ▁class ▁of ▁personal ▁orn aments ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁bronze ▁bro och ▁in la id ▁with ▁col oured ▁en am els , ▁a ▁technique ▁which ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁Ga ul ish ▁origin . ▁ ▁Fine ▁art ▁Bron ze ▁stat u ettes ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁in ▁every ▁period ▁of ▁anti qu ity ▁for ▁vot ive ▁use , ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁H ellen istic ▁and ▁Roman ▁times ▁for ▁domestic ▁orn aments ▁and ▁furn iture ▁of ▁household ▁shr ines . ▁But ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁bronze ▁stat u ary ▁hardly ▁existed