# Vase (Plate 12 of a Series)

- By: Enea Vico (Italian, 1523–1567)
- Date: 1543
- Medium: Black ink on paper
- Classification: Ornaments
- Dimensions: H x W: 39.1 × 26 cm (15 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Italy
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co.
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/135921)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/e7e6b5480ee09cf8e039850c692c8e91.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Vertical rectangle. An ewer, whose handle is composed of an animal foot joining a grotesque head with twisted neck holding a dish in its mouth. On the body, two figures pay homage to a herm. Inscribed below: "ROMAE AB ANTIQVO REPERTVM MD XXXXIII" and "A.E.V." on a tablet.