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SM M1459. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Lewis Bush
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Cast of an antique relief of a chimera

Plaster cast

Museum number: M1459

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

A chimera is a hybrid fire-breathing monster in Greek mythology. The creature depicted here has a goat's head, with horns, a winged lion's body and possibly a serpent for a tail, although this is hard to tell.


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