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2009.9.220 A young naked man holding a torch, riding a chariot pulled by four horses. Beneath them lies a man with a beard turning to a woman holding a vessel. Probably Phaeton shortly before his downfall. Inscription on top. Cast number: 55
29.5.7 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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