Capital and Column
stone carver
Unknown
Date936-976
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumGesso and paint on marble
DimensionsHeight (overall): 212.1 cm (83 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS8e6
eMuseum ID718539
Previous NumberS8n4
EmbARK ObjectID13438
Previous NumberS8n5
TMS Source ID2370
Last Updated8/14/24
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 56. (as Arabic, Hispano-Moresque)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 150-51, no. 62. (as Spanish (Hispano-Moresque), 10th century or later; as later than museum no. S8e8 or "provincial work")
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 150-51, no. 62. (as Spanish (Hispano-Moresque), 10th century or later; as later than museum no. S8e8 or "provincial work")
ProvenanceNotesProbably from the palace city of Madinat al-Zahra built a few miles outside of Cordoba by the caliph Abd al-Rahman III (891-961 AD).
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer in Seville for $200 before 4 November 1904, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). Two never arrived to Boston. (with museum no. S8e8)
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer in Seville for $200 before 4 November 1904, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950). Two never arrived to Boston. (with museum no. S8e8)
