Fragment of a Mythological Sarcophagus
sculptor
Unknown
Date225 - 250
Place MadeAncient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumGreek marble (from the islands or western Asia)
Dimensions44.2 x 20.9 cm (17 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberSOe3
eMuseum ID722877
EmbARK ObjectID14933
TMS Source ID3602
Last Updated10/9/24
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.
BibliographyNotesCornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 51, no. 72. (as Roman, about 225-250 CE)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1900.
