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title: Portland Vase [Reverse Detail]
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2299/portland-vase-reverse-detail/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Portland Vase [Reverse Detail]

_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_

## Image File

[![Portland Vase [Reverse Detail]](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2299.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2299.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail from the celebrated [Portland Vase](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/654/the-portland-vase/), one of the finest examples of [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) glassware. The vase was made during the reign of [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) (27 BCE - 14 CE) and displays gemcutting techniques used to create a cameo-like depiction of the marriage of Peleus and [Thetis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thetis/) from [Greek mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Mythology/). (British Museum, London).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Nguyen, M. (2014, February 05). Portland Vase \[Reverse Detail\]. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2299/portland-vase-reverse-detail/>
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Portland Vase \[Reverse Detail\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 05, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2299/portland-vase-reverse-detail/>.
### MLA
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Portland Vase \[Reverse Detail\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Feb 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2299/portland-vase-reverse-detail/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portland_Vase_BM_Gem4036_n6.jpg) by [**Marie-Lan Nguyen**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portland_Vase_BM_Gem4036_n6.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 February 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.