Left Corner of the Lid of a Large Sarcophagus
sculptor
Unknown
Date3rd century
Place MadeItaly, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions25.1 x 37.5 cm (9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberSGs10
eMuseum ID717805
Previous NumberSGc10
EmbARK ObjectID13455
TMS Source ID2386
Last Updated10/8/24
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.
BibliographyNotes"Mrs. Gardner's Latest Activity: Storehouse Built as Costly as Palace." Boston Sunday Herald (Boston), 8 Dec. 1907. (as bas-relief of "man's head")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 50, no. 70. (as Roman, 3rd century AD)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 50, no. 70. (as Roman, 3rd century AD)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
