Object details
Accession number
SOe3
Primary Creator
Roman
Full title
Fragment of a Mythological Sarcophagus
Creation Date
225 CE - 250 CE
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1900.
Dimensions
44.2 x 20.9 cm (17 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Display Media
Greek marble (from the islands or western Asia)
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), p. 51, no. 72. (as Roman, about 225-250 CE)
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