Fragment of a Sarcophagus

sculptor Unknown

Date3rd century

Place MadeItaly, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe

MediumMarble

Dimensions34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsFunerary Containers

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberSOw8

eMuseum ID718045

EmbARK ObjectID13452

TMS Source ID2383

Last Updated10/31/24

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

BibliographyNotesCornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 49, no. 67. (as Roman, 3rd century AD)

ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.