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Neptungrotte

Neptune Grotto

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) in Greek, or Neptunus, in Roman mythology
god of water and the sea
(Wikipedia: Poseidon and Neptune)

Heinrich Meil
1736

Description

Sitting figure of Neptune with a jar, placed in a niche ('grotto').

Sculptor

Heinrich Christoph Meil (1701 - 1738), German sculptor from Arnstadt.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Brunnen in Arnstadt.
Klaus Reinhold, Chronik Arnstadt 704 - 2004: 1300 Jahre Arnstadt. Teil 1: Die Stadt. 2. erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage (PDF on-line), p. 495.

Location (N 50°50'6" - E 10°57'2")

Item Code: deth124; Photograph: 11 October 2018
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