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There is another fountain known as Fontana della Pigna in Rimini, Italy, also of Ancient Roman origin but heavily restored.The pine cone sculpture crowning this fountain was only installed in 1807, replacing a 16th-century statue of St. Paul damaged by the Napoleonic army.
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Bucket and cone refer to twin attributes that are frequently held in the hands of winged genies depicted in the art of Mesopotamia, and within the context of Ancient Mesopotamian religion. The iconography is particularly frequent in art from the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–605 BCE ) , and especially Assyrian palace reliefs from this period.
Winged genie is the conventional term for a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are usually bearded male figures sporting birds' wings . The Genii are a reappearing trait in ancient Assyrian art , and are displayed most prominently in palaces or places of royalty.
The name means "pine cone" in Italian, and the symbol of the rione is the colossal bronze pine cone standing in the middle of the homonymous fountain. The fountain, which was initially located in the Baths of Agrippa, now decorates a vast niche in the wall of the Vatican facing the Cortile della Pigna, located in Vatican City.
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More images: The Implorer [14] 1898 Bronze 28.3 x 25.5 x 16 Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine More images: The Age of Maturity II [16] 1898 Bronze 61.5 x 85 x 37 Musée Rodin, Paris More images: The Causeuses [16] 1893 to 1896 Plaster 40.6 x 40 x 40 Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève More images: Old Blind Man Singing [16] 1894 ...
A mature female big-cone pine (Pinus coulteri) cone, the heaviest pine cone A young female cone on a Norway spruce (Picea abies) Immature male cones of Swiss pine (Pinus cembra) A conifer cone, or in formal botanical usage a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads.