Difference between revisions of "Portland Vase"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_159537" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_159537" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the [[Emperor]] [[Alexander]] Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78206" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78206" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:52, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An ancient cinerary urn of dark blue glass ornamented with Greek mythological figures carved in a layer of white enamel found near Rome about 1640, and which came into the possession of the Portland family in 1787, and is now in the British Museum. It is ten inches high and seven inches round.
