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Museum August Kestner Antike Kulturen [1925.94a, b]
Wasserhahn-Armatur (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
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In ancient times, the supply of fresh water and the disposal of wastewater in larger cities was always a challenge. The Roman civil engineers solved this problem masterfully. Aqueducts, the famous cloaca maxima in Rome, water connections in private households or public fountains as we know them from Pompeii prove this. (AVS)

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Wasserleitungshahn, bestehend aus einer hinten weiteren, vorn engeren Röhre, die vorn rechtwinklig abknickt. In der Mitte eine Verschlussröhre mit scheibenförmig sich verbreiternden oberen und unteren Ende; in der Röhre sitzt der vierkantige, sich drehende Zapfen.
Griff, bestehend aus einer am Ende verdickten Röhre, die in einen Löwenkopf ausläuft.

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Literature

  • Menzel, Heinz (1964): Römische Bronzen. Hannover, 50 Nr. 98
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Das Museum August Kestner ist benannt nach August Kestner (1777-1853). Das älteste städtische Museum in der Landeshauptstadt Hannover wird von einer...

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