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The Biel Throne Object type: throne; sculpture Museum number: 2001,0508.1 Title (object): The Biel Throne Description: Roman marble throne, known as 'The Biel Throne', from the prohedria of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, as built by Herodes Attikos between 140 and 143 AD, on the proper right side is a relief showing an olive tree and a table on which there rests a Panathenaic amphora, containing an olive spray and three wreaths, beneath the table rest two palm branches, the front legs are in the form of owls and the left side is undercorated (as the throne was designed to be set flush against another of which illustrations survive). Culture/period: Roman Date: 140-143 Production place: Made in: Athens; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens) Findspot: Found/Acquired: Vescovaro; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Vescovaro); Found/Acquired: Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos, Prohedria (removed from); (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos) Materials: marble Dimensions: Height: 0.7 metres (approx.) Width: 1 metres (at rear) Depth: 0.6 metres Bibliography: Swaddling 2004 p. 103 Acquisition name: Collected by: William Hamilton Nisbet With contribution from: Olympic Museum Purchased from: Mrs Gladys Brooke Purchased from: Julian H Brooke Acquisition date: 2001 Acquisition notes: All marble seating had been removed from the Panathenaic Stadium by the middle of the 15th century and this piece had been removed to the Vescovaro, the Bishop's Residence, in Athens sometime before May 1801 when the Archbishop of Athens gifted it to Mr and Mrs William Hamilton Nisbet. In 1802, while being shipped to Britain, the piece was lost with the wreck of the Nentor and other pieces from the Elgin Collection off of Kythera, salvaged in 1804 it reached Britain via Malta. The piece remained in the Hamilton Nisbet collection at Biel, Lothian, until the house was sold and its contents dispersed in 1958. Mr Julian H Brooke inherited the throne in 1983. Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities Text from: www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=467442

The Biel Throne Object type: throne; sculpture Museum number: 2001,0508.1 Title (object): The Biel Throne Description: Roman marble throne, known as 'The Biel Throne', from the prohedria of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, as built by Herodes Attikos between 140 and 143 AD, on the proper right side is a relief showing an olive tree and a table on which there rests a Panathenaic amphora, containing an olive spray and three wreaths, beneath the table rest two palm branches, the front legs are in the form of owls and the left side is undercorated (as the throne was designed to be set flush against another of which illustrations survive). Culture/period: Roman Date: 140-143 Production place: Made in: Athens; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens) Findspot: Found/Acquired: Vescovaro; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Vescovaro); Found/Acquired: Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos, Prohedria (removed from); (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos) Materials: marble Dimensions: Height: 0.7 metres (approx.) Width: 1 metres (at rear) Depth: 0.6 metres Bibliography: Swaddling 2004 p. 103 Acquisition name: Collected by: William Hamilton Nisbet With contribution from: Olympic Museum Purchased from: Mrs Gladys Brooke Purchased from: Julian H Brooke Acquisition date: 2001 Acquisition notes: All marble seating had been removed from the Panathenaic Stadium by the middle of the 15th century and this piece had been removed to the Vescovaro, the Bishop's Residence, in Athens sometime before May 1801 when the Archbishop of Athens gifted it to Mr and Mrs William Hamilton Nisbet. In 1802, while being shipped to Britain, the piece was lost with the wreck of the Nentor and other pieces from the Elgin Collection off of Kythera, salvaged in 1804 it reached Britain via Malta. The piece remained in the Hamilton Nisbet collection at Biel, Lothian, until the house was sold and its contents dispersed in 1958. Mr Julian H Brooke inherited the throne in 1983. Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities Text from: www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=467442

The Biel Throne Object type: throne; sculpture Museum number: 2001,0508.1 Title (object): The Biel Throne Description: Roman marble throne, known as 'The Biel Throne', from the prohedria of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, as built by Herodes Attikos between 140 and 143 AD, on the proper right side is a relief showing an olive tree and a table on which there rests a Panathenaic amphora, containing an olive spray and three wreaths, beneath the table rest two palm branches, the front legs are in the form of owls and the left side is undercorated (as the throne was designed to be set flush against another of which illustrations survive). Culture/period: Roman Date: 140-143 Production place: Made in: Athens; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens) Findspot: Found/Acquired: Vescovaro; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Vescovaro); Found/Acquired: Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos, Prohedria (removed from); (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos) Materials: marble Dimensions: Height: 0.7 metres (approx.) Width: 1 metres (at rear) Depth: 0.6 metres Bibliography: Swaddling 2004 p. 103 Acquisition name: Collected by: William Hamilton Nisbet With contribution from: Olympic Museum Purchased from: Mrs Gladys Brooke Purchased from: Julian H Brooke Acquisition date: 2001 Acquisition notes: All marble seating had been removed from the Panathenaic Stadium by the middle of the 15th century and this piece had been removed to the Vescovaro, the Bishop's Residence, in Athens sometime before May 1801 when the Archbishop of Athens gifted it to Mr and Mrs William Hamilton Nisbet. In 1802, while being shipped to Britain, the piece was lost with the wreck of the Nentor and other pieces from the Elgin Collection off of Kythera, salvaged in 1804 it reached Britain via Malta. The piece remained in the Hamilton Nisbet collection at Biel, Lothian, until the house was sold and its contents dispersed in 1958. Mr Julian H Brooke inherited the throne in 1983. Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities Text from: www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=467442

The Biel Throne Object type: throne; sculpture Museum number: 2001,0508.1 Title (object): The Biel Throne Description: Roman marble throne, known as 'The Biel Throne', from the prohedria of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, as built by Herodes Attikos between 140 and 143 AD, on the proper right side is a relief showing an olive tree and a table on which there rests a Panathenaic amphora, containing an olive spray and three wreaths, beneath the table rest two palm branches, the front legs are in the form of owls and the left side is undercorated (as the throne was designed to be set flush against another of which illustrations survive). Culture/period: Roman Date: 140-143 Production place: Made in: Athens; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens) Findspot: Found/Acquired: Vescovaro; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Vescovaro); Found/Acquired: Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos, Prohedria (removed from); (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos) Materials: marble Dimensions: Height: 0.7 metres (approx.) Width: 1 metres (at rear) Depth: 0.6 metres Bibliography: Swaddling 2004 p. 103 Acquisition name: Collected by: William Hamilton Nisbet With contribution from: Olympic Museum Purchased from: Mrs Gladys Brooke Purchased from: Julian H Brooke Acquisition date: 2001 Acquisition notes: All marble seating had been removed from the Panathenaic Stadium by the middle of the 15th century and this piece had been removed to the Vescovaro, the Bishop's Residence, in Athens sometime before May 1801 when the Archbishop of Athens gifted it to Mr and Mrs William Hamilton Nisbet. In 1802, while being shipped to Britain, the piece was lost with the wreck of the Nentor and other pieces from the Elgin Collection off of Kythera, salvaged in 1804 it reached Britain via Malta. The piece remained in the Hamilton Nisbet collection at Biel, Lothian, until the house was sold and its contents dispersed in 1958. Mr Julian H Brooke inherited the throne in 1983. Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities Text from: www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=467442

The Biel Throne Object type: throne; sculpture Museum number: 2001,0508.1 Title (object): The Biel Throne Description: Roman marble throne, known as 'The Biel Throne', from the prohedria of the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, as built by Herodes Attikos between 140 and 143 AD, on the proper right side is a relief showing an olive tree and a table on which there rests a Panathenaic amphora, containing an olive spray and three wreaths, beneath the table rest two palm branches, the front legs are in the form of owls and the left side is undercorated (as the throne was designed to be set flush against another of which illustrations survive). Culture/period: Roman Date: 140-143 Production place: Made in: Athens; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens) Findspot: Found/Acquired: Vescovaro; (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Vescovaro); Found/Acquired: Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos, Prohedria (removed from); (Europe,Greece,Attica,Athens,Panathenaic Stadium of Herodes Attikos) Materials: marble Dimensions: Height: 0.7 metres (approx.) Width: 1 metres (at rear) Depth: 0.6 metres Bibliography: Swaddling 2004 p. 103 Acquisition name: Collected by: William Hamilton Nisbet With contribution from: Olympic Museum Purchased from: Mrs Gladys Brooke Purchased from: Julian H Brooke Acquisition date: 2001 Acquisition notes: All marble seating had been removed from the Panathenaic Stadium by the middle of the 15th century and this piece had been removed to the Vescovaro, the Bishop's Residence, in Athens sometime before May 1801 when the Archbishop of Athens gifted it to Mr and Mrs William Hamilton Nisbet. In 1802, while being shipped to Britain, the piece was lost with the wreck of the Nentor and other pieces from the Elgin Collection off of Kythera, salvaged in 1804 it reached Britain via Malta. The piece remained in the Hamilton Nisbet collection at Biel, Lothian, until the house was sold and its contents dispersed in 1958. Mr Julian H Brooke inherited the throne in 1983. Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities Text from: www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=467442

St Thomas's Tower, the Wakefield Tower and the Lanthorn Tower lay at the very heart of the medieval royal lodgings built by Henry III (1216-72) and his son Edward (1272-1307). Today they are known collectively as the 'Medieval Palace' and you can explore the stories of these two fascinating kings and their courts, at work and at play in the very rooms that they used. 13th-century royal life is evoked by stunning reconstruction, traditionally crafted furniture, films, sound, light and smell and fascinating interactive displays. In St Thomas's Tower, run your hands over samples of costly Spanish woven fabrics, of the sort that once adorned the ancient walls of the Palace. Discover how our 'history detectives' piece together an accurate picture of the past, and how we research authentic reconstructions of objects and furnishings. Then tiptoe into Edward I's own bedchamber (the King has just stepped out for a moment!) to see his splendid bed with heraldic hangings and green star-spangled bedposts. Walk through into the beautiful vaulted room in the Wakefield Tower, a refuge for Henry III in troubled times, where stories of his time at the Tower are projected on the walls. Learn about our attempts to preserve the Riegate stone. Experience court life in the Lanthorn Tower, where a display of original Medieval objects and images evokes how kings and queens lived their daily lives, entertaining, praying, ruling and relaxing... Walk in the footsteps of Kings and Queens in the Medieval Palace. Text from: www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/WhatsOn/medievalpalace.aspx

Part of a throne with deity on a bull, late 8th–7th century b.c.; Urartian style Probably Toprakkale, eastern Anatolia Bronze H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) Dodge Fund, 1950 (50.163) Urartu was a powerful kingdom that rivaled the Assyrian empire in the first millennium B.C. It extended from northeastern Turkey into northwestern Iran. Its settlements were palace-fortresses that protected agricultural production and supported many crafts, especially an extensive metalworking industry. In the late seventh century B.C., Urartian centers were destroyed by an enemy whose identity remains unknown. This object, with the lower part of a figure standing along the flanks of a bull, was most likely part of a throne. From better-preserved examples, we know that the figure wore the horned crown of a deity. The whole would have been gilded. A throne and footstool supported by four deities and their animal companions would have been a potent symbol of the Urartian king's power. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/50.163 and The Kingdom of Urartu In the early first millennium BC, the kingdom of Urartu dominated much of the mountainous highland region in what is now northeastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. To the south were the Assyrians, whose records of their invasions into Urartian territory provide much of our knowledge of the history and geography of Urartu. The Urartian king Menua (ca. 810-781 BC) and his son Argishti I (ca. 781-760 BC) enlarged the borders and ensured that the kingdom remained powerful until the late seventh century BC. Excavations of fortified cities, temples, and tombs at such sites as Toprak Kale, Karmir Blur, and Altyn Tepe have revealed remains of Urartian material culture: finely crafted bronze helmets, shields, belts, pins, plaques, cauldrons, and gilded furniture attachments, often decorated with supernatural creatures combining human and animal elements. Urartian art exhibits Assyrian and distinctive local traits. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art plaque.

Byzantine 13th Century (artist) Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, 13th century tempera on panel overall: 84 x 53.5 cm (33 1/16 x 21 1/16 in.) painted surface: 82.4 x 50.1 cm (32 7/16 x 19 3/4 in.) framed: 90.8 x 58.3 x 7.6 cm (35 3/4 x 22 15/16 x 3 in.) Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.1 Text from: www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=35

Byzantine 13th Century (artist) Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, 13th century tempera on panel overall: 84 x 53.5 cm (33 1/16 x 21 1/16 in.) painted surface: 82.4 x 50.1 cm (32 7/16 x 19 3/4 in.) framed: 90.8 x 58.3 x 7.6 cm (35 3/4 x 22 15/16 x 3 in.) Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.1 Text from: www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=35

Ceremonial Chair (The Elgin Throne) Unknown Greek, 400 - 300 B.C. Marble across front 74.AA.12 A rare surviving example of Greek marble furniture, the Elgin Throne originally was placed in a public space in Athens, perhaps in the Theater of Dionysos, where it would have been a seat of honor. The decoration on the sides of the chair appears connected with this official function. The two complementary figural scenes depict tales of Athens' liberation, one historical and one mythological. In 514 B.C., Harmodios and Aristogeiton, during a failed attempt to assassinate the tyrant Hippias, killed Hippias' brother Hipparchos, thus initiating the development of democracy in Athens. The image of the tyrannicides or tyrant slayers on the throne reproduces a famous statue of the pair that once stood in the Athenian Agora and is now known from Roman copies. The other scene on the throne most likely depicts the Athenian hero Theseus battling an Amazon during a legendary invasion of the city. Amazons were often shown in Greek art, as on the Parthenon, to represent barbarian invasions of civilized Greek territories. A partial inscription running along the upper edge of the back of the throne names Boethos, perhaps the dedicator of the throne. The throne was once in the collection of Lord Elgin, a noted collector of antiquities. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8235

Ceremonial Chair (The Elgin Throne) Unknown Greek, 400 - 300 B.C. Marble across front 74.AA.12 A rare surviving example of Greek marble furniture, the Elgin Throne originally was placed in a public space in Athens, perhaps in the Theater of Dionysos, where it would have been a seat of honor. The decoration on the sides of the chair appears connected with this official function. The two complementary figural scenes depict tales of Athens' liberation, one historical and one mythological. In 514 B.C., Harmodios and Aristogeiton, during a failed attempt to assassinate the tyrant Hippias, killed Hippias' brother Hipparchos, thus initiating the development of democracy in Athens. The image of the tyrannicides or tyrant slayers on the throne reproduces a famous statue of the pair that once stood in the Athenian Agora and is now known from Roman copies. The other scene on the throne most likely depicts the Athenian hero Theseus battling an Amazon during a legendary invasion of the city. Amazons were often shown in Greek art, as on the Parthenon, to represent barbarian invasions of civilized Greek territories. A partial inscription running along the upper edge of the back of the throne names Boethos, perhaps the dedicator of the throne. The throne was once in the collection of Lord Elgin, a noted collector of antiquities. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8235

Ceremonial Chair (The Elgin Throne) Unknown Greek, 400 - 300 B.C. Marble across front 74.AA.12 A rare surviving example of Greek marble furniture, the Elgin Throne originally was placed in a public space in Athens, perhaps in the Theater of Dionysos, where it would have been a seat of honor. The decoration on the sides of the chair appears connected with this official function. The two complementary figural scenes depict tales of Athens' liberation, one historical and one mythological. In 514 B.C., Harmodios and Aristogeiton, during a failed attempt to assassinate the tyrant Hippias, killed Hippias' brother Hipparchos, thus initiating the development of democracy in Athens. The image of the tyrannicides or tyrant slayers on the throne reproduces a famous statue of the pair that once stood in the Athenian Agora and is now known from Roman copies. The other scene on the throne most likely depicts the Athenian hero Theseus battling an Amazon during a legendary invasion of the city. Amazons were often shown in Greek art, as on the Parthenon, to represent barbarian invasions of civilized Greek territories. A partial inscription running along the upper edge of the back of the throne names Boethos, perhaps the dedicator of the throne. The throne was once in the collection of Lord Elgin, a noted collector of antiquities. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8235

Ceremonial Chair (The Elgin Throne) Unknown Greek, 400 - 300 B.C. Marble across front 74.AA.12 A rare surviving example of Greek marble furniture, the Elgin Throne originally was placed in a public space in Athens, perhaps in the Theater of Dionysos, where it would have been a seat of honor. The decoration on the sides of the chair appears connected with this official function. The two complementary figural scenes depict tales of Athens' liberation, one historical and one mythological. In 514 B.C., Harmodios and Aristogeiton, during a failed attempt to assassinate the tyrant Hippias, killed Hippias' brother Hipparchos, thus initiating the development of democracy in Athens. The image of the tyrannicides or tyrant slayers on the throne reproduces a famous statue of the pair that once stood in the Athenian Agora and is now known from Roman copies. The other scene on the throne most likely depicts the Athenian hero Theseus battling an Amazon during a legendary invasion of the city. Amazons were often shown in Greek art, as on the Parthenon, to represent barbarian invasions of civilized Greek territories. A partial inscription running along the upper edge of the back of the throne names Boethos, perhaps the dedicator of the throne. The throne was once in the collection of Lord Elgin, a noted collector of antiquities. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8235

Miniature Throne Mycenaean, 1425-1100 BC Terracotta Inventory # 96.AD.66 This small chair served as a seat for a statuette, perhaps a throne for a deity. Figures of seated women, made separately or as one piece with a chair, have been found at many religious, domestic, and burial sites from the Mycenaean period. Text from the Getty Villa museum label.

Miniature Throne Mycenaean, 1425-1100 BC Terracotta Inventory # 96.AD.66 This small chair served as a seat for a statuette, perhaps a throne for a deity. Figures of seated women, made separately or as one piece with a chair, have been found at many religious, domestic, and burial sites from the Mycenaean period. Text from the Getty Villa museum label.