Fragment of a Sarcophagus

sculptor Unknown

Date3rd century

Place MadeItaly, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe

MediumMarble

Dimensions54 x 25.7 cm (21 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsFunerary Containers

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession numberSOe1

eMuseum ID717771

EmbARK ObjectID13453

TMS Source ID2384

Last Updated10/9/24

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), pp. 49-50, no. 68. (as Roman, 3rd century AD)

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