vase
- Museum number
- 1802,0312.1
- Description
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Copy of the Portland Vase, jasper ware coloured blue and ornamented with applied white reliefs; subject, the myth of Peleus and Thetis; disc on the base shows the upper part of the figure of Paris, son of King Priam of Troy.
- Production date
- 1785-1795 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 7.40 inches
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Height: 9.60 inches
- Curator's comments
- See also 1909,1201.87-88
See also 1909,1201.87-88
Associated dates : 25BC (circa;original).
- Location
- On display (G47/dc2)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2000 15 Mar-15 Jun, Italy, Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Roma Antica e Moderna: nel Seicento di Bellori
- Condition
- Warped around lower part of body during firing; chipped:- left foot of sea goddess, right arm of male figure, edge of disc and finger of figure on disc.
- Associated events
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Associated Event: Marriage of Peleus and Thetis
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Associated Event: Trojan War
- Acquisition date
- 1802
- Acquisition notes
- The vase was not registered when acquired by the Museum, so the reg.no is taken from the Trustees' minutes.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1802,0312.1