Object details
Object number
S5s21
Creator(s)
Roman
Title
Head of Aphrodite
Date
138-211
Medium
Crystalline Greek island marble
Dimensions
22.9 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm (9 x 8 3/4 x 6 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 29, no. 37. (Graeco-Roman, Antonine or Severan period, based on the Capitoline type, 4th century BCE, perhaps about 330 BCE)
Gallery
Courtyard
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