Left Corner of the Lid of a Large Sarcophagus,
3rd century CE
Marble
,
25.1 x 37.5 cm (9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Object details
Accession number
SGs10
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Left Corner of the Lid of a Large Sarcophagus
Creation Date
3rd century CE
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
25.1 x 37.5 cm (9 7/8 x 14 3/4 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
"Mrs. Gardner's Latest Activity: Storehouse Built as Costly as Palace." Boston Sunday Herald (Boston), 8 Dec. 1907. (as bas-relief of "man's head")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 50, no. 70. (as Roman, 3rd century AD)
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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.
