Object details
Object number
S15w8
Creator(s)
Greco-Roman
Title
Harpocrates
Date
4th century BCE - 1st century CE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1882.
Commentary
Isabella 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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), pp. 101-02. (Egyptian, probably Ptolemaic, though possibly as early as Saite)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 2, no. 2. (Egyptian, probably Ptolemaic or Graeco-Roman)
Gallery
Early Italian Room
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