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AS THE WORLD URNS

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Dave

The Barberini vase or Portland Vase as it became known as, is the most famous cameo-glass vessel from antiquity. it has  been studied for centuries by scholars trying to determine its original utilitarian purpose and the perplexing meaning of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Barberini Ivory, Barberini Vase, British Museum, Cardinal Antonio Barberini, Cardinal Francesco Maria Borbone del Monte, Duke of Portland, Emma Hamilton, Erasmus Darwin, Faustina Antoninus, Josiah Wedgewood, Jupiter and Olympias, Lesley Pyke, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Margaret Duchess of Portland, Medea and Jason, Portland vase, Sir William Hamilton, Theseus and Amphitrite, William Lloyd, William lloyd Portland Vase, Wolf Mankowitz, Zeus and Leda | Leave a comment
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