Object details
Accession number
S8w7
Primary Creator
Italian, Rome
Full title
Sarcophagus with Two Cherub Heads
Creation Date
15th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
Marks
Inscribed (center, either side of an unidentified coat of arms blazoned with three six-pointed stars): A / L
Dimensions
32.4 x 80.6 x 47.6 cm (12 3/4 x 31 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
Display Media
Sandstone
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
Chinese Loggia
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 54. (as probably Italian, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 237. (as Roman, 15th century)
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