Ludovisi Throne (Right Panel) Woman Burning Incense
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Name/Title
Ludovisi Throne (Right Panel) Woman Burning IncenseEntry/Object ID
77G0216Description
Relief of seated woman, wearing a veil, burning incense. Panel part of Ludovisi Throne (right panel) Crossed leg is out of proportion to the rest of the figure.Type of Sculpture
ReliefArtwork Details
Medium
ResinContext
This relief was part of the transition from Archaic to Classical style artwork. The relief is part of a larger set of three, also featuring a woman burning incense, and the emergence of a woman flanked by two attendants. Most interpretations of the image are of either Aphrodite emerging from her birth from the sea, or Persephone emerging from the Underworld. Either description is heavily based in mythology, and as such were probably homage to either goddess. The length of the legs and the visible foot do not seem to be proportional to the rest of the body, something that is characteristic of a still exploratory epoch. The folds above the foot are treated in the same way as those of the two women of the Aphrodite panel. It has been suggested that this slab is part of a greater alter, and not a throne.Made/Created
Date made
476 BCE - 460 BCETime Period
ClassicalEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Greek - Transitional