A Tourist in Rome - Fountain of the Cask
Location: | 41.90528, 12.47600 In Largo di San Rocco, 1 block south of Mausoleum of Augustus |
Metro: | Flaminia or Spagna |
Time: | 10 minutes |
Cost: | Free |
Hours: | Viewable at any time |
The Fountain of the Cask is dedicated to the holders of the wine, similar to the Porter Fountain, dedicated to carriers of water. The fountain is located in a niche in the supporting pillar of the two arches beside San Rocco. On top of a barrel of wine, the head of a smiling wine porter with a lopsided hat, typical of the porters, pours water from his mouth into a thin oval bowl suspended over a pile of stones. Two drains from the bowl spout water into a rough lower bowl in front of the rocks which in turn passes it into the mouth of a barrel on its side. The water is collected in a shallow pool formed by a marble board at ground level.
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