Portland Vase

Roman cameo glass vase
VisualArtwork vase Q609292
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Portland Vase

Summary

Portland Vase is a vase[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of vase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portland Vase is in the country of Ancient Rome[3].
  • Portland Vase's instance of is recorded as vase[4].
  • Portland Vase's instance of is recorded as archaeological artefact[5].
  • Portland Vase's instance of is recorded as work of art[6].
  • William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland is named after Portland Vase[7].
  • Portland Vase is made of cameo glass[8].
  • Portland Vase's location of discovery is recorded as Monte del Grano[9].
  • Portland Vase's collection is recorded as British Museum[10].
  • Portland Vase's inventory number is recorded as GR 1945,0927.1[11].
  • Portland Vase took place at British Museum[12].
  • Portland Vase's Commons category is recorded as Portland Vase[13].
  • 100 marks the founding of Portland Vase[14].
  • Portland Vase's described at URL is recorded as https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=466190&partId=1[15].
  • Portland Vase's location of creation is recorded as Rome[16].
  • Portland Vase's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Portland Vase's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
  • Portland Vase's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[19].
  • Portland Vase's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+24.5'}[20].
  • Portland Vase's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+9.6'}[21].
  • Portland Vase's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+1.8'}[22].
  • Portland Vase's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+17.7'}[23].
  • Portland Vase's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+9.3'}[24].

Body

Material and Period

Portland Vase is made of cameo glass[8]. The location of it was British Museum[12].

Why It Matters

Portland Vase ranks in the top 8% of vase entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Diameter {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+17.7'}, {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+9.3'}
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    Instance of vase, archaeological artefact, work of art
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007547144705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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