Sarcophagus
sculptor
Unknown
Date19th century
Place MadeRome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
MediumProconessian marble
Dimensions55.9 x 205.7 x 61 cm (22 x 81 x 24 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS7w11
eMuseum ID719901
EmbARK ObjectID11353
Previous NumberF234
TMS Source ID579
Last Updated8/14/24
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. 51. (structure as antique; carving as recent, in imitation of the Roman style of the 6th century)
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 21 (20 Jan. 1963), p. 2. (as "old Roman sarcophagus")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 48-49, no. 65. (as Roman, possibly 19th century, style of the 5th or 6th century AD)
William N. Mason. “Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 21 (20 Jan. 1963), p. 2. (as "old Roman sarcophagus")
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 48-49, no. 65. (as Roman, possibly 19th century, style of the 5th or 6th century AD)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before about 1897.
