Rome, missing fountain from Via della Tribuna di San Carlo, possibly stolen during restoration

A drinking fountain was stolen in Rome’s historic center.
The “loot” was leaning against the facade of a building on Via della Tribuna di San Carlo, in the Campo Marzio district of the historic center.
Giovanni Piccirillo, a citizen who works in the area, reported the incident.

“For about two weeks,” Piccirillo explained to Il Messaggero, “upon completion of some restoration work done on the building, the fountain was removed from the wall. The company that did the work knows nothing about it, as do the residents of the area. Some also say that it could be a theft for hire. I reported the disappearance of the fountain to the relevant institutions, and a site inspection was made and it was determined that the fountain was missing. However, no one knows who removed it. The rumor among residents is that it was a commissioned theft. A serious fact that goes to affect a small but valuable monument.” The pictures do not show, at least on the surface, evidence of the fountain’s removal, so it is likely that the whole thing happened during the work.

The fountain is an anonymous marble work dating back to the first half of the 18th century, originally leaning against the facade of the Palazzo Vitelli on Via del Corso and was later removed in 1872 and moved to its current location. It consists of a three-lobed basin supported by a “cliff” and receives water from a head with pronounced somatic features and set in a side volute elevation, with a shell-like upper front.

Source: The Messenger

Rome, missing fountain from Via della Tribuna di San Carlo, possibly stolen during restoration

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