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Cast of part of a Roman relief showing a child throwing a disc or discus

Plaster cast

Museum number: M1261

On display: Drawing Office - also known as the Students Room (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house. For tours https://www.soane.org/your-visit

Curatorial note

The chubby child holding the disc might also be described as a putto or cherub. There are two other related casts in Soane's collection, item nos. M760 and M786.

Associated items

M760, cast from same original
M786, another similar


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