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 A naked winged youth is smiling as he holds scales (now lost) which would have been inserted into the front of the throne. The scales' lower parts are carved in marble as solid wedge like blocks, each with a figure of a naked youth in a very low relief standing with his arms above his head, feet barely touching the pan. The right youth is in full view, the left in profile. (Unfortunately, no close up images were available to illustrate this.) On either side is a woman. The woman on the winged youth's right is smiling at the sinking scale, and lifting her open left hand. She is wearing an Ionian tunic with a mantle. Below her, in the bottom corner, is a fish. The woman on his left is similarly dressed, but more completely wrapped in her mantle which hangs down and hides the cushion she is sitting on. She holds her head on her right hand in a gesture of despondency towards the rising scale. Below her, in the bottom corner, is a pomegranate. Both lean on the palmettes and volutes on the bottom of the throne. They are more integrated with this framing device than the figures on the Ludovisi Throne. |
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