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2. Portland Vase - Wikipedia

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   GR 1945.9-27.1 (Gems 4036) The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated to between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. [ 1] It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards.

3. Ancient Roman pottery - Wikipedia

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   Unusually ambitious Samian ware flask from Southern Gaul around 100 AD. Heracles is killing Laomedon. Pottery was produced in enormous quantities in ancient Rome, mostly for utilitarian purposes. It is found all over the former Roman Empire and beyond. Monte Testaccio is a huge waste mound in Rome made almost entirely of broken amphorae used ...

4. Typology of Greek vase shapes - Wikipedia

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   Further information: Ancient Greek vase painting. Greek pottery may be divided into four broad categories, given here with common types:[1] storage and transport vessels, including the amphora, pithos, pelike, hydria, stamnos, pyxis, mixing vessels, mainly for symposiaor male drinking parties, including the krater, dinos, and kyathos, jugs and ...

5. François Vase - Wikipedia

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   The François Vase, (or François Krater ), is a large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style. It stands at 66 centimetres (26 in) in height and was inspired by earlier bronze vases. It was used for wine. A milestone in the development of ancient Greek pottery due to the drawing style used as well as the combination of related ...

6. Borghese Vase - Wikipedia

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   Standing 1.72 metres tall and with a diameter of 1.35 m., the vase has a deep frieze with bas-reliefs and an everted gadrooned lip over a gadrooned lower section, where paired satyrs' heads mark the former placement of loop handles; it stands on a spreading fluted stem with a cabled motif round its base, on a low octagonal plinth.

7. This $4 Thrift Store Vase Just Snagged $107,100 at Auction - AOL

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   December 13, 2023 at 1:57 PM. $4 Thrift Store Vase Snags $100,000 at Auction Courtesy Wright. It’s a story straight from any thrifter’s wildest dreams. A Italian glass vase purchased for $3.99 ...