| Developments concerning the Boston Throne are shown left, the Ludovisi right. Please click on the button or the date to see more information. ( Of particular interest is the confusion concerning the discovery of the Boston Throne.) Any links in the text are to related pages, not connected with the timeline. |
| The Boston Throne | The Ludovisi Throne | |
 1887 |
The Ludovisi Throne is discovered in Rome. | |
| 1894 |
The Ludovisi Throne is purchased by the Italian State, and displayed in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome. | |
| The Boston Throne "appears". | 1894 |
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| An unidentified Italian is involved with government ministers over the expatriation of the Boston Throne. | Jan 1895 |
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| The Boston Throne is purchased by E.P. Warren for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. | 26th Jan 1896 |
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| The Boston Throne is taken to England. | 1896 |
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| The Boston Throne is exported to the MFA, Boston. | 1909 |
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| Caskey's report. | 1925 |
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| E. Nasch's report.. | 1959 |
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| The MFA suggest scientific tests. | 1965 |
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| The MFA undertake scientific tests. | 1966 |
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| 1982 |
The Ludovisi Throne is linked to a temple at Locri. | |
| External tests offered; the MFA refuses. | 1987 |
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| Suggestion that the encrustation on the Boston Throne is fake. | 1992 |
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| The 1966 tests are repeated by the MFA. | 1995 |
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| The Ludovisi and Boston Thrones are exhibited for the first time together at the Western Greeks exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi, Venice. | 1996 24/3 - 8/12 |
The Ludovisi and Boston Thrones are exhibited for the first time together at the Western Greeks Exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi, Venice. |
| Conference at the Palazzo Grassi to determine the origin of the throne. | 1996 12th Sept |
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| The Boston Throne is returned to the MFA. Not currently on display. | Late 1996/ early 1997 |
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