Object details
Accession number
S27e28
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Bust of a Man
Creation Date
about 150 CE
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (as bust of the Roman emperor Commodus, 161-192 CE) from the archaeologist and art historian Richard Norton (1872-1918), Rome (?) for about 6,000 lire after 8 November 1899.
Dimensions
59 x 50.8 x 24.1 cm (23 1/4 x 20 x 9 1/2 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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 23. (as Greek bust)Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 247. (Roman, Antonine period, 138-180 CE)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 30, no. 38. (Roman, about 150 CE)
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