Crystalline Greek island marble
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22.9 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm (9 x 8 3/4 x 6 in.)
Object details
Accession number
S5s21
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Head of Aphrodite
Creation Date
138 CE - 211 CE
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
Dimensions
22.9 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm (9 x 8 3/4 x 6 in.)
Display Media
Crystalline Greek island marble
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Courtyard
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)
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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.
