Head of a Divinity
sculptor
Unknown
Date1st century - 2nd century
Place MadeItaly, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumGreek marble, probably from western Asia Minor
Dimensions33 x 29.2 cm (13 x 11 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS10s2
eMuseum ID728439
EmbARK ObjectID11434
TMS Source ID643
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. 63. (Graeco-Roman, in the manner of Praxiteles)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 25, no. 31. (Graeco-Roman, after a creation of the late 5th-early 4th century BCE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 25, no. 31. (Graeco-Roman, after a creation of the late 5th-early 4th century BCE)
ProvenanceNotesDiscovered at Santa Maria di Capua, north of Naples, 1903.
Purchased by the archaeologist and art historian Richard Norton (1872-1918) from the archaeologist and antiques dealer Dr. Ludwig Pollak (1868-1943), Rome for 8,490 lire.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Norton for $1711 on 24 November 1903.
Purchased by the archaeologist and art historian Richard Norton (1872-1918) from the archaeologist and antiques dealer Dr. Ludwig Pollak (1868-1943), Rome for 8,490 lire.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Norton for $1711 on 24 November 1903.
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