Object details
Accession number
S6s2
Primary Creator
Roman, Naples
Full title
Sarcophagus Fragment with Relief of Two Saints
Creation Date
3rd century AD and 1300-1350
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 200 lire on 26 October 1897.
Dimensions
52.1 x 66 cm (20 1/2 x 26 in.)
Display Media
Crystalline Greek marble (Thasian?)
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
Spanish Chapel
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 48. (as Neapolitan, 2nd half of the 14th century and Roman, 3rd century CE)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 42-43, no. 58 (S8n4, as Roman, 3rd century CE) and p. 68, no. 96 (S6s2, as Neapolitan, 1st half of the 14th century).
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