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There are 12 objects for which Decoration contains → throne
2006.6.1 Coin of Alexander the Great, Obv: Head of youthful Heracles, wearing a lion-scalp headdress. Rev: Zeus seated on a throne to left, with eagle perched on right hand and sceptre in upraised left hand. Kantharos (or amphora?) under throne.
2007.10.2.226 Seated male figure, bearded and naked from the waist up. He is holding what appears to be a scythe (possibly identifying him as Kronos). Elaborate seat, possibly a throne. Detail at bottom left of cast is possibly a temple on the summit of a hill or mountain.
2007.10.2.314 Three figures, middle man sitting on a throne, indicating importance, the other two figures attending to him.
2007.10.2.354 A woman sitting on an elaborate chair, possibly a throne. There are two heads 'decorating' the backrest of the chair, and the woman's head is surrounded by stars.
2007.10.2.92 Bearded male sitting on a grand looking chair, possibly a throne. He holds a tall stick in one hand and some sort of disk in the other. By his feet is an animal.
2009.10.2.16 Muscular man with beard (Saturn?)sitting on a throne holding a large scythe
2009.10.2.22 Ornate woman sitting on throne wearing crown and holding scepter . In the background there is a symbol of an S, perhaps delta. Number 22
2009.10.2.52 Jupiter Serapis sitting on throne holding sceptre in left hand and round object in right. Eagle standing on his right hand side. Number 52
2009.8.167 A woman sitting on a throne, probably a goddess, with stars above her head. Cast number: 21
29.5.6 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.
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.
57.3.15 Middle part of draped female figure, seated on throne(?) Left hand emerging from draping, and left lef with knee bent. Clay pink. Pierced hole in extension on right side. Mould-made, with flat back, probably.
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