# The Portland Vase — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-portland-vase-whe-article-discussion/2811>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [February 12, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-portland-vase-whe-article-discussion/2811 "2014-02-12T09:26:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-portland-vase-whe-article-discussion/2811/1 "2014-02-12T09:26:41Z")

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The Portland Vase is a Roman two-handled glass amphora dating to between the second half of the 1st century BCE and the early 1st century CE. The vase has a cameo-like effect decoration which perhaps depicts the marriage of Peleus and Thetis from Greek Mythology. After a long history of changes in ownership, disaster struck in 1845 CE when the vase was smashed to pieces in the British Museum. Fortunately, it has since been painstakingly restored so that it can once more take its rightful place amongst the very finest masterpieces of Roman art.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/654/the-portland-vase/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/654/the-portland-vase/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-portland-vase-whe-article-discussion/2811/2 "2026-07-28T21:33:38Z")

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