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Three marble fountain heads from Pompeii. 1st century CE.
In private gardens, fountains were an ostentatious display of the owner's wealth. His or her taste was shown in the choice of fountain head, such as these three: a theatre mask, a young satyr, and a woman. Museo Archeologica Nazionale di Napoli, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney)
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