Tripod with Cover
A squat tripod vessel with a domed, fitted lid, carved all over in geometric diamond lattices and bands of scrolling key-fret and cloud patterns. Lion-mask ring handles sit on each side, and three short feet, one carved as a mask, support the body against a dark studio backdrop.
Look closer: A carved mask motif decorates the central front foot, below the body.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 1700s
- Medium
- carved wood
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2667 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lyman H. Treadway