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GODS AND MYTHS

Amor / Single figure / With attributes / Objects / Scales
Proserpina / Myths / Pluto and Proserpina / Proserpina released from Hades / The return of Proserpina

Further details

Boston throne, either a work from the Roman period to match the Ludovisi throne or a 19th-century forgery; the central scene probably shows Eros holding a scale, but its precise meaning is disputed

Artist or creator

Graeco-Roman

Date

1st century BC

Location

Boston (Mass.), Museum of Fine Arts

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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