Aquino 03 by Celart
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The present-day town of Aquino is the natural heir to the Roman Aquinum born before the fourth century BC and whose history through the centuries has never been interrupted, giving rise then to the city of the Counts of Aquino who had a great importance in the Middle Ages and was a bishopric since the fifth century of the Christian era.
This lion head is tucked away in a corner of the Roman wall. Note the small snails that have chosen as home.
La città odierna di Aquino è la naturale erede dell’Aquinum romana nata prima del IV secolo a.C. e la cui storia attraverso i secoli non si è mai interrotta, dando origine poi alla città dei conti di Aquino che ebbe una grandissima importanza nel medioevo e fu sede vescovile già dal V secolo dell’era cristiana.
Questa testa di leone si trova incastonata in un angolo di muro romano. Da notare le piccole lumache che l'hanno scelta come casa.
Comments (19)
Pierrot_Lunaire
Foto motlo bella e interessante, very nice and interesting capture!
tetrasnake
Fantastic find! Well done!
Richardphotos
with the snail there it almost looks like the bust has a cigar. interesting bust
flavia49
fabulous capture
angora
LOVE it!!! (but for some reason am a sucker for Roman stuff (and lion heads & gargoyles). former life?? ;-)) Thank you so much for posting it!! beautiful image!!
photosynthesis
Fine old carving, great stone textures & the one set of red leaves provides a nice touch of color - fine shot...
RaykesPictures
Great find
byteline Online Now!
Fantastic stone, great shot!
jayfar
This is a very good shot, I like the two snails which add much more interest.
dakotabluemoon
A very interesting capture wonderful history also.
drifterlee
Wonderful shot and the snails like the lion's head evidentily!
Juliette.Gribnau
wonderful and funny at the same time; I love it
tofi
Wow! That is a definitely cool subject! I like the little snails that have found their homes within the engravements. Beautiful lighting and a most interesting composition and presentation!
emmecielle
Splendido scatto! :)
helanker
WOW What an awesome one with snails in the mouth :-) Excellent capture.
Nonsolum
There is no better place to be protected from other, than the mouth of the lion, isn't it ?
sossy
a fantastic find and wonderful captured! the snaikes look like teeth to the face! ;o)
blinkings
Very interesting.
Hendesse
Fantastic find and shot. Beautiful colors and great textures!