Object details
Object number
S5s34
Creator(s)
Italian, Venice
Title
Well Head
Date
1000-1300
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
53 x 87 x 79 cm (20 7/8 x 34 1/4 x 31 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for 1500 lire on 16 August 1899.
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
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 45-46. (as Venetian, Byzantine; dated 11th-14th century)
Gallery
Courtyard
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