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.

    

The Fountain of the Cask (Fontana della Botticella) in Largo di San Rocco, 1 block south of Mausoleum of Augustus
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The Fountain of the Cask (Fontana della Botticella) in Largo di San Rocco, 1 block south of Mausoleum of Augustus
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The Fountain of the Cask (Fontana della Botticella) in Largo di San Rocco, 1 block south of Mausoleum of Augustus
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The Fountain of the Cask (Fontana della Botticella) in Largo di San Rocco, 1 block south of Mausoleum of Augustus
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The Fountain of the Cask (Fontana della Botticella) in Largo di San Rocco, 1 block south of Mausoleum of Augustus
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