Bust of a Man
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 150
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumPentelic marble
Dimensions59 x 50.8 x 24.1 cm (23 1/4 x 20 x 9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27e28
eMuseum ID728358
EmbARK ObjectID12498
TMS Source ID1604
Last Updated10/31/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 23. (as Greek bust)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 247. (Roman, Antonine period, 138-180 CE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 30, no. 38. (Roman, about 150 CE)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 247. (Roman, Antonine period, 138-180 CE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 30, no. 38. (Roman, about 150 CE)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner (as bust of the Roman emperor Commodus, 161-192 CE) from the archaeologist and art historian Richard Norton (1872-1918), Rome (?) for about 6,000 lire after 8 November 1899.
