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Bennwihr
Haut-Rhin Alsace Place de la Mairie |
Fontaine de Sainte OdileSaint Odile FountainSt Odile of AlsaceObernai c. 662 - Mont Sainte-Odile c. 720 patroness of good eyesight (Wikipedia) |
Gérard Ambroselli
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The back half border of the basin shows reliefs showing "La ronde des enfants de Bacchus chantant l'hymne de la Kermesse de Faust, autour de la grappe de la terre promise" - The round dance of the children of Bacchus singing the anthem of the Kermesse from Faust, around the grape of the promised land - with text in vino veritas and the quote from Faust: jeune adepted - tonneau n'en excepte que l'eau.
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