Object details
Object number
SG8e2.a-b
Creator(s)
Roman
Title
Herm of Dionysus
Date
1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
Medium
Crystalline Greek marble
Dimensions
38.1 cm (15 in.)
Provenance
Said to have been found near Pompeii.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 200 lire on 26 October 1897.
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
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 32, no. 41. (as Graeco-Roman, Archaistic version of a work of the 5th century BCE)
Gallery
Outside
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