Corinthianizing Colonnette
maker
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Date400 - 500
Place MadeConstantinople, Byzatine, Ancient & Byzantine World-Asia
MediumProconnesian marble
Dimensions118.1 cm (46 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS12w21
eMuseum ID722793
EmbARK ObjectID13644
TMS Source ID2539
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.
BibliographyNotesJohn J. Hermann, Jr. "Ravenna, Corinth and Constantinople: the Case of an Impost Block at Fenway Court." Fenway Court (1988), pp. 14-18, figs. 13a-b, 17a-b. (as Constantinopolitan; dated 5th-6th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the antiques dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for 250 lire on 21 August 1899.
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