Cinerarium or Grave Altar
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 27 BCE - 68 CE
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumPentelic marble (?)
Dimensions61.6 x 38.7 x 38.7 cm (24 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5c7
eMuseum ID728384
EmbARK ObjectID11276
TMS Source ID515
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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 44. (Roman, 1st century [CE])
William N. Mason “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2. (Roman)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 36, no. 47. (Roman, early imperial period)
William N. Mason “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 6 (7 Oct. 1962), p. 2. (Roman)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 36, no. 47. (Roman, early imperial period)
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have come from the Gardens of Sallust, Rome.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as a base for the attached colonnette (museum no. S5c8) from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence with a second cinerarium (museum no. S5c10) for about 2,550 lire on 29 September 1899.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as a base for the attached colonnette (museum no. S5c8) from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence with a second cinerarium (museum no. S5c10) for about 2,550 lire on 29 September 1899.
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