Head of Aphrodite
sculptor
Unknown
Date138-211
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumCrystalline Greek island marble
Dimensions22.9 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm (9 x 8 3/4 x 6 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5s21
eMuseum ID718355
EmbARK ObjectID11245
TMS Source ID487
Last Updated10/31/24
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. 29, no. 37. (Graeco-Roman, Antonine or Severan period, based on the Capitoline type, 4th century BCE, perhaps about 330 BCE)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1902.
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