File:Ludovisi throne Altemps Inv8570.jpg

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English: So-called “Ludovisi Throne”: main panel, Aphrodite attended by two handmaidens as she rises ouf the surf. Thasos marble, Greek artwork, ca. 460 BC (authenticity disputed).
Français : Trône Ludovisi : panneau principal, Aphrodite assistée de deux servantes lors de sa naissance marine. Marbre de Thasos, œuvre grecque, vers 460 av. J.-C. (authenticité contestée).
Italiano: Trono Ludovisi: Afrodite che nasce dal mare. Marmo tasio, opera greca, 460 a.C. ca. (di autenticità contestata).
Dimensions H. 1.04 m (3 ft. 4 ¾ in.), W. 1.44 m (4 ft. 8 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1816007
Current location
First floor
Accession number
Inv. 85702
Credit line
English: Found in 1887 during public works in the Villa Ludovisi; purchase, 1901
Français : Découvert en 1887 lors de travaux publics à la Villa Ludovisi; acquisition, 1901
Italiano: Si dice sia stato rinvenuto nel 1887 durante i lavori di urbanizzazione della Villa Ludovisi
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (September 2009)

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Stone carving depicting the birth of Aphrodite.

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