Vase with love motifs. Culture: Italian, Deruta. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 10 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (25.7 × 19.1 × 28.6 cm). Date: ca. 1470-90.Amorous symbols decorate this vessel. On one side, a graceful bird clutches a scroll inscribed with a romantic dedication: Non te posso lassar (I cannot leave you). This declaration of fidelity is paired, on the opposite side, with the image of an arrow piercing a heart from which flowers and acorns bloom. The broad span of the handles and the two-sided design suggest that it was intended more for display than for storage--possibly as a gift between lovers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.