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A Medusa(?) head based on a cast from the frieze of the Temple of Vespasian in the Forum, Rome
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A Medusa(?) head based on a cast from the frieze of the Temple of Vespasian in the Forum, Rome
Plaster cast
Museum number: M1309
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.
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Curatorial note
This cast appears to be an early 19th century adaptation/re-used based on a cast of one of the heads on this celebrated frieze, shown within a circular waterleaf moulding.
Associated items
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