Vessel linework

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For example The tripod ones may be like the top right example, with the bottom example feet. 

The Etrurians made bronze cistae which are also cylinders with three feet. Bonus point, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is inscribed with a single word (Suthina). As far as I know, the cista shape was not transmitted to the middle ages and was rediscovered by archeologists much later, so I doubt there can be any actual relationship. It's probably just a simple way to create a container, a cylinder is possibly the most obvious shape and three feet are guaranteed to all touch the ground even if they are not perfectly aligned. 

These are actually on my list of "thingys" I've been considering!  
This is the one I snipped. In isolation its not too convincing visually and also your comments, though I do like that they are usually depicted with scent bottles. 

   

Some other bonus thingys.. 

Chinese "granary jar"

     

The one I like the most but have had trouble finding a good examples of more plain versions. Italian perfume burner (1530), obviously it has a lot of differences, but I like the dimensions and each part of it makes up something simular once you strip away all the fancy, also the holes which the VMS drawing may or may not have, but its possible. Even with having the physical objects in hand though its hard to determine the use of vessels like this, you have the see inside it and make a best guess usually (like how deep is the dish inside, is it better suited for incense or perfume?). 

To touch on Koen's comment about amount of feet, personally I believe they were trying to do it like my drawing on the left but just couldn't do it very well, as noted by the front foot that is sideways, they didn't get how to do "3d" like this, and also "going towards you", at least how we would draw it now. Personally my theory atm is there are 3 feet and they are metal. You can see pottery like this, but its really not common at all, the ends would be really prone to just breaking off.  

   
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