Portland Vase
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The Portland Vase is thought to have been crafted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD). A work of outstanding technical skill, it is decorated with scenes of love and marriage, the precise meaning of which has been the cause of much debate and interpretation. This book offers an exciting new reading of the vase, setting it in the context of the dramatic relationships between Octavia, Anthony 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 Josiah Wedgwood.
CONTRIBUTORS: Susan Walker
EAN: 9780714150222
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 160 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: British Museum Press
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GENRE: ART / History / Ancient & Classical
WIDTH: 145 cm
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Book Themes:
Ancient Rome, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, History of art, Ancient history, Archaeology by period / region
Susan Walker is Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. She was formerly Deputy Keeper in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. She is the author of Roman Art and Greek and Roman Portraits, co-author of Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt, and co-editor of Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth.
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The Portland Vase is thought to have been crafted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD). A work of outstanding technical skill, it is decorated with scenes of love and marriage, the precise meaning of which has been the cause of much debate and interpretation. This book offers an exciting new reading of the vase, setting it in the context of the dramatic relationships between Octavia, Anthony 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 Josiah Wedgwood.
CONTRIBUTORS: Susan Walker
EAN: 9780714150222
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 160 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: British Museum Press
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: ART / History / Ancient & Classical
WIDTH: 145 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Ancient Rome, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, History of art, Ancient history, Archaeology by period / region
Susan Walker is Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. She was formerly Deputy Keeper in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. She is the author of Roman Art and Greek and Roman Portraits, co-author of Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt, and co-editor of Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth.
