Object details
Accession number
S10s2
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Head of a Divinity (Apollo?)
Creation Date
1st century CE - 2nd century CE
Provenance
Discovered at Santa Maria di Capua, north of Naples, 1903.
Purchased by the archaeologist and art historian Richard Norton (1872-1918) from the archaeologist and antiques dealer Dr. Ludwig Pollak (1868-1943), Rome for 8,490 lire.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Norton for $1711 on 24 November 1903.
Dimensions
33 x 29.2 cm (13 x 11 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Greek marble, probably from western Asia Minor
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
East, North, and West Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 63. (Graeco-Roman, in the manner of Praxiteles)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 25, no. 31. (Graeco-Roman, after a creation of the late 5th-early 4th century BCE)
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