Bowl or Basin
maker
Unknown
Date1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
Place MadePompeii, Campania, Ancient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumBronze with some copper restorations at the bottom
Dimensions34.9 x 13 cm (13 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM16s3
eMuseum ID724279
EmbARK ObjectID11795
TMS Source ID962
Last Updated10/30/24
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. 113. (Roman-Pompeian, 1st century BCE-2nd century CE)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 26 (24 Feb. 1963), p. 2.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 5-6, no. 8.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 26 (24 Feb. 1963), p. 2.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 5-6, no. 8.
ProvenanceNotesSaid to have been found near Pompeii.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 100 lire on 26 October 1897.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837-1898), from the dealer Vincenzo Barone, Naples for 100 lire on 26 October 1897.
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