Tiny humans perched on winged beasts reach for the sky in the company of a chameleon, cornucopia, and urn as other children look on. What's going on here? #StopScrolling These gilded bronze babies and their animal companions are part of a pair of firedogs, which hold logs in a fireplace. These firedogs are unusual as they were not fixed to any metal bars to support logs but served a more decorative purpose, standing before the fire as pure decoration and glimmering in the light of its flames. Beautiful? Yes. Practical? You be the judge. These firedogs support four children posed with attributes of the four elements: ☀️ The sun for Fire 🌍 A cornucopia and globe for Earth 🌊 An urn for Water 💨 A chameleon for Air The last attribute refers to a quote by ancient philosopher Pliny the Elder, who wrote that chameleons neither ate nor drank but lived on air. Two of the children are perched on an eagle symbolizing Jupiter and a peacock representing his consort Juno. 🏷️: #Getty #GettyM...