Rectangular Cinerary Chest
sculptor
Unknown
Date27 BCE - 81 CE
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumPentelic marble
Dimensions16.5 x 26.7 x 21.6 cm (6 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS3e23
eMuseum ID719403
EmbARK ObjectID11079
TMS Source ID327
Last Updated10/30/24
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. 28. (Roman, 1st century [CE])
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 38-39, no. 51. (Roman, Julio-Claudian or early Flavian period)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 38-39, no. 51. (Roman, Julio-Claudian or early Flavian period)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
