Explore Collections
You are here:
CollectionsOnline
/
Cast of a fragment of an antique votive relief
Browse
SM M1331. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Lewis Bush
Cast of a fragment of an antique votive relief
Plaster cast
Museum number: M1331
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
This is a cast from a terracotta Campana relief depicting canephori on either side of a six-tiered candelabrum in the British Museum (BM Cat.Terracotta D640). The figures are "basket bearers" (they have baskets on their heads). These canephori were young unmarried women in ancient Greece who held this honorific office and had the privilege of leading sacrificial processions at festivals. They face each other across an elaborate candelabrum.
Soane collections online is being continually updated. If you wish to find out more or if you have any further information about this object please contact us: worksofart@soane.org.uk