Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
River Deity (Part of a Fountain)
Alternate Title:
Divinità fluviale (fontana)
Image View:
Overall view; note open mouth
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6366
Location Note:
Piazza Museo, 19; Farnese Collection
GPS:
40.853378 14.250486
Date:
2nd century CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2:
fountain
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
white marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
deities; mythology (Classical); Fountains
Description:
One of three busts (inv. 6363, 6366, 6367) of river deities which are internally hollow, used as fountain spouts; assumed to be from the same fountain. From the Farnese Collection. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-NAM-RD2-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

River Deity (Part of a Fountain)