Object details
Accession number
S12w21
Primary Creator
Byzantine, Constantinople
Full title
Corinthianizing Colonnette
Creation Date
400 CE - 500 CE
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for 250 lire on 21 August 1899.
Dimensions
118.1 cm (46 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Proconnesian 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
East, North, and West Cloister
Bibliography
John J. Hermann, Jr. "Ravenna, Corinth and Constantinople: the Case of an Impost Block at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1988), pp. 14-18, figs. 13a-b, 17a-b. (as Constantinopolitan; dated 5th-6th century)
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