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![BBC Radio 4 - A History of the World in 100 Objects, Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD), The David Vases - Episode Transcript – Episode 64 - The David Vases BBC Radio 4 - A History of the World in 100 Objects, Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD), The David Vases - Episode Transcript – Episode 64 - The David Vases](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/320xn/p013yj12.jpg)
BBC Radio 4 - A History of the World in 100 Objects, Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD), The David Vases - Episode Transcript – Episode 64 - The David Vases
![The "David Vases", two of the best known pieces of Chinese ceramics. Large porcelain altar vases of ancient bronze form with two applied elephant head handles. Yuan Dynasty, made in Jingdezhe, 1351. The "David Vases", two of the best known pieces of Chinese ceramics. Large porcelain altar vases of ancient bronze form with two applied elephant head handles. Yuan Dynasty, made in Jingdezhe, 1351.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G2PCKD/the-david-vases-two-of-the-best-known-pieces-of-chinese-ceramics-large-G2PCKD.jpg)
The "David Vases", two of the best known pieces of Chinese ceramics. Large porcelain altar vases of ancient bronze form with two applied elephant head handles. Yuan Dynasty, made in Jingdezhe, 1351.
![The David Vases, 1351 (Yuan dynasty), porcelain, cobalt and clear glaze, 63.6 x 20.7 cm each, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China (British Museum) The David Vases, 1351 (Yuan dynasty), porcelain, cobalt and clear glaze, 63.6 x 20.7 cm each, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China (British Museum)](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/david-vases.jpg)