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The two groups of statuary ornamenting this fountain were a present from Pope Leo X. They appear to date back to the time of the Antonines, and came from the temple of Serapis, which was situated on the Quirinal. It was in 1517 that they were transferred to the Capitol. One of the figures at first represented the Tigris the tiger at its side was replaced by a she-wolf, which transformed the group into a personification of the Tiber.
The other represents the Nile. Before bein employed to ornament the facade of the Senatorial palace, t e two grou s stood at the foot of the palace of the Conservators (p. Tee red basalt statue in the centre of the fountain was a Minerva, it was made into a representation of Rome, and was placed at this spot, where a larger statue had previously stood.' In 1614, it was partially restored in 1653 an arm, two fingers, and the nose were renovated later the renovation was extended to the other arm and nearly the whole of the body (p.
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The two groups of statuary ornamenting this fountain were a present from Pope Leo X. They appear to date back to the time of the Antonines, and came from the temple of Serapis, which was situated on the Quirinal. It was in 1517 that they were transferred to the Capitol. One of the figures at first represented the Tigris the tiger at its side was replaced by a she-wolf, which transformed the group into a personification of the Tiber.
The other represents the Nile. Before bein employed to ornament the facade of the Senatorial palace, t e two grou s stood at the foot of the palace of the Conservators (p. Tee red basalt statue in the centre of the fountain was a Minerva, it was made into a representation of Rome, and was placed at this spot, where a larger statue had previously stood.' In 1614, it was partially restored in 1653 an arm, two fingers, and the nose were renovated later the renovation was extended to the other arm and nearly the whole of the body (p.
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