Small Altar with Dionysiac Reliefs
maker
Unknown
Date2nd century - 3rd century
Place MadeAncient & Byzantine World-Europe
MediumPentelic marble
Dimensions67.5 x 37 x 40.5 cm (26 9/16 x 14 9/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS16s23
eMuseum ID725671
EmbARK ObjectID11811
TMS Source ID976
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. 109. (Roman)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 15 (9 Dec. 1962), p. 2.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 9 (31 Oct. 1965), p. 2.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 41-42, no. 56. (Roman, probably 2nd or 3rd century AD)
Olaf Dräger. Religionem significare: Studien zu reich verzierten römischen Altären und Basen aus Marmor (Mainz, 1994), pp. 167-73, nos. 100.1-.3.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 6, no. 15 (9 Dec. 1962), p. 2.
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 9, no. 9 (31 Oct. 1965), p. 2.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), pp. 41-42, no. 56. (Roman, probably 2nd or 3rd century AD)
Olaf Dräger. Religionem significare: Studien zu reich verzierten römischen Altären und Basen aus Marmor (Mainz, 1994), pp. 167-73, nos. 100.1-.3.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the connoisseur and art dealer Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence for about 1,200 lire on 6 October 1897.
