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Plaster cast of the Ludovisi throne found in the grounds of Villa Ludovisi in 1894 and now in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Palazzo Altemps. The original and the cast are of a three-sided relief, the middle scene shows a cultic or mythic scene, perhaps the sea birth of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
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Plaster cast of the Boston throne was found shortly after the Ludovisi throne was discovered and sold at auction, it is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The original and the cast are of a three-sided relief, the central scene seems to show the love god Eros, presiding at a psychostasia or weighing of souls.
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