Object details
Accession number
SOe7
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Fragment of a Lid of a Sarcophagus
Creation Date
late 3rd century CE
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Dimensions
21.3 x 34.6 cm (8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
Display Media
Italian (Luna) 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 et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 50-51, no. 71. (as Roman, late 3rd century AD)
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