The industries of the world; a complete course of technical education for the manufacturer, operative, and all persons engaged or interested in trade and commerce (1881)
Wylde, James · London, New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, limited · leaf 74
THE PORTLAND, OR BARBERINI VASE. Iviii Of equal celebrity is the well-known Portland or Barberim Vase. It shows that ancient taste was of the most refined character as applied to the manufacture of pottery, and gass vessels generally. The Warwick Vase is formed of white marble, and has been… … Fig. 38. — The Warwick Vase. It has a capacity of 163 gallons ; and the exterior is beautifully adorned with bas-relievo sculpture. The Portland Vase we have here named simply to show the skill at ornamentation which the Greeks possessed. It was discovered in the middle of the sixteenth century, in…
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