Object details
Accession number
S27e38
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Head of a Youthful Divinity
Creation Date
2nd century CE - 3rd century CE (after a Greek work of about 465 BCE)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1903.
Dimensions
39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Display Media
Greek marble, probably Pentelic
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. 248. (imitation of the Greek style of the early 5th century BCE)Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 24, no. 30. (Graeco-Roman, after a creation of the Severe style, about 465 BCE)
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