Herm of the Bearded Dionysus and Eros (?)
sculptor
Unknown
Date1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumItalian marble
Dimensions16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5s39
eMuseum ID717919
EmbARK ObjectID11253
TMS Source ID495
Last Updated1/1/25
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), pp. 32-33, no. 42. (Graeco-Roman, Archaistic)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner probably from the Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome for 8 lire on 13 April 1895.
