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A Roman ornamental accessory in the form of a small bust of a woman
Imperial Roman
Bronze mounted on a wooden base
Height (excluding base): 7cm
Museum number: MR50
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 436
On display: Model 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 is a much deteriorated example of a not uncommon motive in the shape and enrichment of bronze bowls and similar utensils. It is probably work of the Roman Imperial period.
Provenance
Unknown; in Soane's collection by the time of the creation of the Model Room in c.1834. Soane describes the showcase containing small items MR42-MR68 in the Model Room in his 1835 Description.
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