The Portland Vase: The Extraordinary Odyssey of a Mysterious Roman Treasure

Description

The 9¾-inch glass vase, now housed in the British Museum, is a deep opaque blue, overlaid with white glass in which scenes of mythological figures are cut. It is renowned for its delicate beauty, but the meaning of its decorative scenes has not been ascertained and its origins remain mysterious. Brooks, a former actor who writes radio plays for the BBC, explores the theories and controversies surrounding the vase (shown in an eight-page b&w photo insert) in a breezy anecdotal style, focusing on those who have owned the vase and the antiquarians who have studied it. Considered to be the work of a glassblower from ancient Rome (date uncertain), the intact vase was possibly discovered, although there is no real proof, in an ancient tomb outside Rome in 1582.

Disclaimer:
Contents of this page are indexed from the Internet. All actions are under your responsability. Email us to report illegal contents or external links and we'll remove them immediately.

Please check the description for download links if any or do a search to find alternative books.

Can't Download?
Please search mirrors if you can't find download links for "The Portland Vase: The Extraordinary Odyssey of a Mysterious Roman Treasure" in "Description" and someone else may update the links. Check the comments when back to find any updates.

Search Mirrors
Maybe some mirror pages will be helpful, search this book at top of this page or click here to find more info.

1. Ebooks list page : 2645
2. Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved
3. Garden to Vase: Growing and Using Your Own Cut Flowers
4. Fly Model 131 - USS Portland
5. Frommer's Portable Portland
6. Frommer's Portable Portland
7. The Royal Navy at Portland 1900-2000 (Repost)
8. Land Transport in Roman Egypt: A Study of Economics and Administration in a Roman Province (Oxford Classical Monographs)
9. Extraordinary Jobs in the Service Sector (Extraordinary Jobs)
10. To Be A Roman: Topics in Roman Culture
11. The Distaff Side: Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey: Representing the Female in Homer's "Odyssey"
12. Darwin and the Mysterious Mr. X
13. Lyrics: mysterious ways
14. Toy Story Mysterious Stranger #2
15. Secrets of the Mysterious G-Spot!
16. Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology