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A Polymorphic Deity, Wood — A Polymorphic Deity
390–30 BCE

Throne of Njouteu, Grassfields carver and master beader, Wood, glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells, Bamileke — Throne of Njouteu
Grassfields carver and master beader
Late 19th–early 20th century

Relief fragment with feather pattern, Limestone, paint — Relief fragment with feather pattern
ca. 2040–1300 B.C.

Statuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet, Bronze, gilded silver, electrum; separate leaded bronze throne — Statuette of Isis nursing Horus (missing above the legs), inscribed for Hor son of Padihorresnet
611–594 B.C.

Fragment of statue of Thutmose III, Grey Schist — Fragment of statue of Thutmose III
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

Throne fragment with inscription referring to king and queen, Indurated limestone — Throne fragment with inscription referring to king and queen
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Throne back, Indurated limestone — Throne back
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Throne block with Nefertiti titulary, border pattern, Indurated limestone — Throne block with Nefertiti titulary, border pattern
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Throne fragment, Indurated limestone — Throne fragment
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Throne block with princess title and and border pattern, Indurated limestone — Throne block with princess title and and border pattern
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Scarab, Sard — Scarab
ca. 1070–664 B.C.

Inlay depicting enthroned god Shepsi, Faience — Inlay depicting enthroned god Shepsi
4th century B.C.

Inlay depicting enthroned god, Faience — Inlay depicting enthroned god
4th century B.C.

Throne for Statuette of a Deity, Cupreous metal — Throne for Statuette of a Deity
664–332 B.C.

Lower part of inlay of enthroned mummiform god, Faience, Paste — Lower part of inlay of enthroned mummiform god
4th century B.C.

Support for a chair leg, Wood (tamarisk), silver gold leaf traces — Support for a chair leg
664–525 B.C.

Scarab with blessing, Egyptian Blue — Scarab with blessing
ca. 945–525 B.C.

God's throne supported by two striding lions, cupreous metal — God's throne supported by two striding lions
332–30 B.C.

Inlay depicting enthroned god, Faience — Inlay depicting enthroned god
4th century B.C.

Lower half of a goddess on a throne with Bes figures, its base formed by prostrate captives, Faience — Lower half of a goddess on a throne with Bes figures, its base formed by prostrate captives
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Royal throne leg with equestrian warrior, Ivory with traces of polychrome and iron armature, Eastern India, Odisha — Royal throne leg with equestrian warrior
Eastern India, Odisha
17th century

Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Buddha: silver; pedestal and throne back: bronze, Indonesia (Java) — Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana
Indonesia (Java)
ca. second half of the 10th century

Knob (?) with the throne name of Aya

ca. 1327–1323 B.C.

Scarab with heron

ca. 1070–664 B.C.

Mold for Plaque with hieroglyphs of frontal face and throne

ca. 1550–1070 B.C.

Part of a throne with deity on a bull, Bronze, plastic restoration, Urartian — Part of a throne with deity on a bull
Urartian
ca. late 8th–7th century BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: royal worshiper before a god on a throne; human-headed bulls below, Hematite — Cylinder seal and modern impression: royal worshiper before a god on a throne; human-headed bulls below
ca. 1820–1730 BCE

Throne Leg in the Shape of a Griffin, Bronze; cast around a ceramic core and chased — Throne Leg in the Shape of a Griffin
late 7th–early 8th century

Saint John the Evangelist, Upper Rhine (Switzerland), Pen and blackish brown ink and gray wash over a black chalk underdrawing (still partially visible in the foliate forms of the throne at the upper right), the thin, pale lines of the preliminary ink drawing clearly distinguishable from the thicker, darker ones on top of them, which have dense, felt-like accumulations of tiny strokes in some of the shadows, but are by the same hand; traces of a curved line in black chalk and partly in brush and gray ink in the lower corners and at the upper right., Upper Rhine (Switzerland) — Saint John the Evangelist
Upper Rhine (Switzerland)
ca. 1480

Indonesia (Java)

late 9th–10th century (?)

Chair or Throne Seat

Thailand

19th century

False Door on the Throne of a Deity, Tomb of Haremhab

Norman de Garis Davies

ca. 1323–1295 B.C.

Christ Brought Before Pontius Pilate, Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century Spanish, Pen and light brown ink, brush and light brown wash, reinforced with pen and dark brown ink, highlighted with white gouache (oxidized) on figure of Pilate and throne, over traces of black chalk underdrawing. Lower border of composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink. On off-white paper — Christ Brought Before Pontius Pilate
Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century
17th century