Object details
Accession number
S5c11
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Decorative Colonnette
Creation Date
1st century CE - 2nd century CE
Provenance
Said to have come from the Gardens of Sallust, Rome.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence with a second colonnette (museum no. S5c8) for about 4,675 lire on 29 September 1899.
Dimensions
171.5 cm (67 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
Courtyard
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 44. (as Roman)
William N. Mason “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2. (as old Roman)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 52, no. 76. (as Roman, 1st or 2nd century AD)
Hilliard Goldfarb. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Companion Guide and History (Boston, 1995), p. 45.
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