Cleveland Museum of Art
Well Head
- Date
- 1400s
- Medium
- pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")
- Culture
- Italy, probably Verona, 15th century
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
A well head is an architectural element that protects the mouth of a well. This example is both decorative and functional. The durable pink limestone well head facilitated access to the water whose restorative nature is echoed in the flowers and vases that ornament its surface.
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