Fountain fragment with scene depicting Nilus
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.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/577
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, Lieutenant Colonel Leopold Agar Denys (from the collection of)
- Material
- marble | | | |
- Common Name
- fountain fragment with scene depicting Nilus
- Simple Name
- fountain
- Period Classification
- Roman Period - 30 BC-AD 384
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- 120
- Production Year High
- 160
