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Cast of part of a Roman relief showing a child throwing a disc or discus
Plaster cast
Museum number: M786
On display: Sepulchral Chamber
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
The chubby child holding the discus might also be described as a putto, boy or cherub. There are two other related casts in Soane's collection, item nos. M760 and M1261, of the same subject in reverse.
Associated items
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