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Cast of a relief of Mercury from one of the Barberini candelabra in the Vatican
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SM M1354. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Lewis Bush
Cast of a relief of Mercury from one of the Barberini candelabra in the Vatican
Plaster cast
Museum number: M1354
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
Mercury is shown with a ram, the symbol of fertility. This cast is from the same ancient original as M1092 and M1355.
Associated items
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