Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Portland Vase


The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, currently dated to between AD 5 and AD 25,[1] which served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards.
The vase is about 25 centimeters high and 56 in circumference. It is made of violet-blue glass, and surrounded with a single continuous white glass cameo depicting seven figures 
it is currently at the British Museum 

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