Small Head of Hermes
sculptor
Unknown
Date2nd century BCE - 3rd century CE
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumGreek marble
Dimensions14 x 14 x 15.2 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 6 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12w9
eMuseum ID718269
EmbARK ObjectID13443
TMS Source ID2375
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 81. (Graeco-Roman)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 25-26, no. 32. (Graeco Roman, copy of a work of the 4th century BCE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 25-26, no. 32. (Graeco Roman, copy of a work of the 4th century BCE)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1900.
