Object details
Object number
S12w9
Creator(s)
Roman
Title
Small Head of Hermes
Date
2nd century BCE - 3rd century CE
Medium
Greek marble
Dimensions
14 x 14 x 15.2 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 6 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1900.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 81. (Graeco-Roman)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 25-26, no. 32. (Graeco Roman, copy of a work of the 4th century BCE)
Gallery
East, North, And West Cloister
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