Waterspout from a Roman Water Fountain

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about 2nd century

Bronze with gilt

Overall: 1 15/16 × 1 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (5 × 3.8 × 13.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Leon A. Marantz, Class of 1935, 1967P, 1970P

M.977.207

Geography

Place Made: Italy, Europe

Period

1-500

Object Name

Furnishings: Household Accessory

Research Area

Classical World

Not on view

Publication History

"The Romans: Precocious Polluters," in "Copper: An Ancient Metal," Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program, Nov. 18, 2010.

Provenance

Leon Albert Marantz (1913-2008, Class of 1935), East Orange, New Jersey; given to present collection, 1977.

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