Head of Silenus with Liknon
sculptor
Unknown
Date200-240
Place MadeRome, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumCrystalline Greek marble (perhaps from northwest Asia Minor)
Dimensions26.7 x 29.2 x 14 cm (10 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS8w5
eMuseum ID717412
EmbARK ObjectID11374
TMS Source ID596
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. 17, no. 21. (Graeco-Roman, late Severan period, about 200-240 AD)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Perhaps purchased from an unknown dealer in Rome for 400 francs on 2 November 1897, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) and the dealer of Roman art Alfredo Barsanti.
Perhaps purchased from an unknown dealer in Rome for 400 francs on 2 November 1897, through the painter Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) and the dealer of Roman art Alfredo Barsanti.
