Object details
Accession number
S10s4
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Capital
Creation Date
220 CE - 285 CE
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as part of a set of architectural elements (including a similar capital, museum no. S10s6) from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence for 17,900 lire on 6 October 1897.
Dimensions
40.6 x 48.3 x 51.4 cm (16 x 19 x 20 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Pentelic 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
East, North, and West Cloister
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 63. (as perhaps from the "eastern shore of the Adriatic"; the date as uncertain, either late Roman, 3rd-5th century CE, or Romanesque)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 55-56, no. 79. (as Roman, about 220-285 CE)
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