Bryan Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Might be a hydrant, but maybe not? Seen at Villers-Cotterêts , Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Difficult to tell without seeing the context, but it looks like some sort of drainage to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Lovely design, that French fountain, but I wouldn't want to drink from it. These are all over the older parts of Rome, and I always stopped for a refreshing sip. This one on my street is colorful, but it's not for sipping. (In fact I suspect it's dry.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I was going with drinking fountain. Not strictly a fountain though. But for the thirsty traveller, horses, dogs, etc. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Are there (or were there) a lot of natural springs in that part of France? If so, I'd be tempted to call it an "antique French fountain" or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 In Roman mythology the swan was sacred to Venus, the goddess of love. Maybe a sex toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 In Roman mythology the swan was sacred to Venus, the goddess of love. Maybe a sex toy. You're probably correct. After you;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 I'd better accept fountain(e) before this gets too far out of hand! Is this the kind of thing people buy at Ann Summers? Looks a bit heavy, you'd need to have it delivered. I've clearly lead too sheltered a life. Thanks folks, very helpful. Now if I only had access to the new contributor tools, I could edit the keywords on this tablet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 How about the down spout of the rain gutter, which in french is called a dauphin, a dolphin? And sometimes looks like one too. Can you find the spot on Google Maps? wim edit: A wall fountain with the tap missing is still a possibility. However the bottom of the image seems to indicate there's some moist there and possibly a drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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