the pointed arched top with an architrave, above the recessed facade centred by an integrally carved everted spout above an outset hemisphere bowl, the bowl pierced with nine smaller spouts issuing to the demi-lune pool below,

There is nothing more evocative of Italian cities than the courtyard fountain. Whether in a city square or a verdant shaded garden, a cooling trickle or splash of water is a welcome respite in the heat of an Italian summer.