▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 0 – 1 6 0 1 , ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁in ▁London . ▁It ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( GR ▁ 1 9 4 5 , 0 9 2 7 . 1 ) ▁and ▁is ▁normally ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁Room ▁ 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁v ase ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁high ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁circum ference . ▁It ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁vio let - blue ▁glass , ▁and ▁surrounded ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁continuous ▁white ▁glass ▁came o ▁making ▁two ▁distinct ▁scenes , ▁dep ict ing ▁seven ▁human ▁figures , ▁plus ▁a ▁large ▁s nake , ▁and ▁two ▁be arded ▁and ▁horn ed ▁heads ▁below ▁the ▁handles , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁break ▁between ▁the ▁scenes . ▁ ▁The ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁v ase ▁was ▁a ▁came o ▁glass ▁disc , ▁also ▁in ▁blue ▁and ▁white , ▁showing ▁a ▁head , ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁Paris ▁or ▁Pri am ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁Ph ry g ian ▁cap ▁it ▁we ars . ▁ ▁This ▁round el ▁clearly ▁does ▁not ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁v ase , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁displayed ▁separately ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁m end ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁anti qu ity ▁or ▁after , ▁or ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁conversion ▁from ▁an ▁original ▁am ph ora ▁form ▁( par alle led ▁by ▁a ▁similar ▁blue - glass ▁came