The Portland Vase
Subtitle: The Extraordinary Odyssey of a Mysterious Roman Treasure
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: August 10, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780060510992
Subjects: Glassware; Portland Vase; Glass & Glassware; Art Museums And Galleries; Glass Arts And Crafts; Vases; Art & Art Instruction; London; Art; Glassware, Roman; Art / History / European; Rome; Ancient - General; European; England
First sentence: FEBRUARY 7, 1845, could not be described as a quiet day at the British Museum.