Capital and Column
stone carver
Unknown
Date936-976
Place MadeSpain, Europe
MediumGesso and paint on marble
Dimensions
Height (overall): 212.1 cm (83 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS8e8
eMuseum ID718525
EmbARK ObjectID13439
Previous NumberS8n5
Previous NumberS8n6
TMS Source ID2371
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. 130-31, no. 62. (as Spanish (Hispano-Moresque), late 10th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 130-31, no. 62. (as Spanish (Hispano-Moresque), late 10th century)
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). (with museum no. S8e6)
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). (with museum no. S8e6)
