Fountain fragment with scene depicting Nilus
- Description
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This is part of a drinking fountain from a wealthy household. The bearded man is the Greek river god 'Nilus'. On his right is the Roman 'horn of plenty' which represents abundance. At the bottom an Egyptian sphinx guards the hole for the water spout.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death. - Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/577
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- fountain fragment with scene depicting Nilus
- Simple Name
- fountain
- Full Name
- fountain fragment with scene depicting Nilus
- Dimensions
- whole W 420 mm; whole H 315 mm; whole TH 105 mm
- Period Classification
- Roman Period - 30 BC-AD 384
- Production Year Low
- 120
- Production Year High
- 160
- Family Group
- Material
- marble
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Site Name
- Alexandria
- Collection Town
- Alexandria
- Collection Country
- Egypt
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collection Continent
- Africa
