Sarcophagus Fragment with Relief of Two Saints
sculptor
Unknown
Date3rd century and 1300-1350
Place MadeNaples, Campania, Italy, Europe
MediumCrystalline Greek marble (Thasian?)
Dimensions52.1 x 66 cm (20 1/2 x 26 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS6s2
eMuseum ID718913
Other NumberS8n4
EmbARK ObjectID11324
TMS Source ID555
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. 48. (as Neapolitan, 2nd half of the 14th century and Roman, 3rd century CE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 42-43, no. 58 (S8n4, as Roman, 3rd century CE) and p. 68, no. 96 (S6s2, as Neapolitan, 1st half of the 14th century).
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 42-43, no. 58 (S8n4, as Roman, 3rd century CE) and p. 68, no. 96 (S6s2, as Neapolitan, 1st half of the 14th century).
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 200 lire on 26 October 1897.
