Five-pronged Vajra Pestle (Gokosho)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The object is a dark grey or black metal artifact with a distinctive shape. It has a long, thin, tapered handle with decorative elements in the middle, featuring stacked raised rings and ovoid shapes. The handle is connected to two prongs at the bottom and two loops at the top. The lower prongs are thicker and curved outward, while the upper loops are thinner and point upward and outward. The background of the image is a gradient transitioning from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The object is a Five-pronged Vajra Pestle, also known as Gokosho by an unknown artist.