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The Portland Vase

By: Susan Walker

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Paperback | 6 January 2005 | Edition Number 1

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64 Pages

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The Portland Vase, probably made during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), has been considered the most beautiful cameo glass vessel surviving from antiquity. A work of outstanding technical skill, it is decorated with scenes of love and marriage, the precise meaning of which has been reinterpreted countless times. This book offers an exciting new reading of the vase, setting it in the context of the dramatic relationships between the houses of Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra. It also explores the lively history of the vase, from the earliest records in Italy to its purchase by Sir William Hamilton and the dukes of Portland, and its abiding influence on British craftsmen such as Wedgwood.

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Non-Fiction Travel & Holidays Travel Guides Travel Guides for Museums, Historic Sites, Galleries Arts & Entertainment Art Forms Ceramic Arts Ceramics in Art Handicrafts, Decorative Arts & Crafts Carving & Modelling, Moulding and Casting Archaeology Archaeology by Period & Region

History of Art & Design Styles Ancient & Classical Art Pottery, Ceramics & Glass Crafts

'A precious pearl' : the Portland Vase as icon	p. 7
'A very grand vase filled with ashes' : the origin of the Portland Vase	p. 13
'Now that we my call it the Portland Vase' : how the vase got its name	p. 21
'A glass I have seen, carved like a cameo' : how the Portland Vase was made	p. 31
'The bold cameo speaks, the soft intaglio thinks' : a new reading of the Portland Vase	p. 41
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