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Cast of the face of the Farnese Hercules
Plaster cast
Museum number: M1031
On display: Dome Area
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
This appears to be a cast from the face of the celebrated antique statue the Farnese Hercules, today in the Naples Archaeological Museum. It hangs very high up in the Dome Area of the Museum and we apologise for the oblique image published with this entry.
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