Well Head
1400–1499
- Medium
- pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")
- Dimensions
- Overall: 83.8 x 99.7 x 99.7 cm (33 x 39 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Italy, probably Verona, 15th century
About
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.