Sarcophagus with Two Cherub Heads
sculptor
Unknown
Date15th century
Place MadeRome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
MediumSandstone
Dimensions32.4 x 80.6 x 47.6 cm (12 3/4 x 31 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsFunerary Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS8w7
eMuseum ID717052
EmbARK ObjectID11376
TMS Source ID598
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. 54. (as probably Italian, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 237. (as Roman, 15th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 175, no. 237. (as Roman, 15th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (center, either side of an unidentified coat of arms blazoned with three six-pointed stars): A / L
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1915.
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