Vase with Three Rams' Heads

A baluster-form cloisonné vase with a flared neck, covered in turquoise ground and scrolling lotus and peony sprays in red, yellow, and white enamel between gilt bands. Three gilt elephant-head handles with ring-held trunks sit on the shoulder, and gilt borders frame the decorated body.

Look closer: A metal ring hangs from the trunk of the central elephant-head handle, clasped in its mouth.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1736–1795

Medium

cloisonné enamel

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3228 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin