Object details

Accession number

SG7e1

Primary Creator

Roman

Full title

Sarcophagus

Creation Date

3rd century CE

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.

Dimensions

49.3 x 200.7 x 57.2 cm (19 7/16 x 79 x 22 1/2 in.)

Display Media

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

Outside

Bibliography

Cornelius C. Vermeule III. "Roman Sarcophagi in America: A Short Inventory" in Philipp von Zabern (ed.). Festschrift für Friedrich Matz (Mainz, 1962), p. 100, no. 3.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 43, no. 59. (as Roman, 3rd century AD)
Christina Nielsen et. al. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide (New Haven, 2017), p. 49.

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