Capital
maker
Unknown
Date220-285
Place MadeIllyria, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions40.6 x 48.3 x 51.4 cm (16 x 19 x 20 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS10s4
eMuseum ID728452
Original NumberColumn XIX
EmbARK ObjectID11437
TMS Source ID646
Last Updated11/14/24
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. 63. (as perhaps from the "eastern shore of the Adriatic"; the date as uncertain, either late Roman, 3rd-5th century CE, or Romanesque)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 55-56, no. 79. (as Roman, about 220-285 CE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 55-56, no. 79. (as Roman, about 220-285 CE)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner as part of a set of architectural elements (including a similar capital, museum no. S10s6) from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence for 17,900 lire on 6 October 1897.
