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title: Three Fountain Heads from Pompeii
author: Liana Miate
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# Three Fountain Heads from Pompeii

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Three Fountain Heads from Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7318.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7318.jpg)

## Image Caption

Three marble fountain heads from [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) mask, a young [satyr](https://www.worldhistory.org/satyr/), and a woman. Museo Archeologica Nazionale di Napoli, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney)

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

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Miate, L. (2017, September 19). Three Fountain Heads from Pompeii. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7318/three-fountain-heads-from-pompeii/>
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### MLA
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