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Portland Vase | ancient Roman vase | Britannica.com Ancient Greece Art, Istoria Artei, Greece Art, Greek Vases, Ancient Pottery, Roman History, Roman Art, Greco Roman, Roman Glass

Portland Vase, Roman vase (1st century ad) of dark blue glass decorated with white figures, the finest surviving Roman example of cameo glass. Originally owned by the Barberini family (and sometimes called the Barberini Vase), it came into the possession of the duchess of Portland in the 18th century. The vase has been extensively copied, particularly during the Victorian period. The most accurate copies, however, were those made by Josiah Wedgwood, who, in 1790, copied it in jasperware with…

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