Häftad, Engelska, 2004
Object in Focus: The Portland Vase
Av Susan Walker
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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.
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- Utgivningsdatum: 2004-11-22
- Mått: 145 x 210 x 6 mm
- Vikt: 160 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Serie: Object in Focus
- Antal sidor: 64
- Förlag: British Museum Press
- ISBN: 9780714150222
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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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