Portland vase — Port land vase A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portland Vase — Portland Vase, prächtige antike Vase, ein Glasfluß, blau mit weißen Reliefs, im Hause Barberini zu Rom um 1630 in einem Grabgewölbe aufgefunden, kam zuerst durch Kauf an William Hamilton, dann an den Herzog von Portland, zuletzt in das brit.… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Portland Vase — The Portland Vase is a first century BC Roman cameo glass vase, which served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards. Since 1945 the vase has belonged to the British Museum in… … Wikipedia
Portland-Vase — Portlandvase, Teil A Portlandvase, Teil B Die Portlandvase ist eine berühmte, in Überfangtechnik hergestellte römische Amphore aus frühaugusteischer Zeit … Deutsch Wikipedia
Portland Vase — Roman vase (1st century AD) of dark blue glass decorated with white figures, the finest surviving Roman example of cameo glass. It came into the possession of the duke of Portland in the 18th century. The vase has been extensively copied,… … Universalium
PORTLAND VASE — an ancient cinerary urn of dark blue glass ornamented with Greek mythological figures carved in a layer of white enamel found near Rome about 1640, and which came into the possession of the Portland family in 1787, and is now in the British… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Vase — (v[=a]s or v[aum]z; 277), n. [F. vase; cf. Sp. & It. vaso; fr. L. vas, vasum. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vessel}.] 1. A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portland — has many meanings. It is the name of numerous cities, the largest of which is Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The name originated with the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, United Kingdom. It applies to people, buildings, passenger trains,… … Wikipedia
Vase Portland — Le vase Portland, première scène Se … Wikipédia en Français
Portland — /pawrt leuhnd, pohrt /, n. 1. a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. 366,383. 2. a seaport in SW Maine, on Casco Bay. 61,572. 3. a town in S Texas. 12,023. * * * I City (pop., 2000: 529,121) and port,… … Universalium
