Object details
Accession number
S12n3
Primary Creator
Byzantine, Ravenna
Full title
Byzantine Impost Block
Creation Date
mid 6th century
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice in August 1899.
Dimensions
17.8 x 36.8 x 52.1 cm (7 x 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Limestone
Dimension Notes
Top: 1 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 8 1/2 in. H. (without the block holding the lantern) 7 in.
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
John J. Hermann, Jr. "Ravenna, Corinth and Constantinople: the Case of an Impost Block at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1988), pp. 6-21, figs. 1a-b, 10, 17a-b. (as Italian, probably Ravenna; dated mid 6th century)
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