Waterspout from a Roman Water Fountain
Roman
about 2nd century
Bronze with gilding
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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