Oceanus/La Bocca della Verita

Sculpture

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

The Bocca della Verita

The Bocca della Verita

Name/Title

Oceanus/La Bocca della Verita

Entry/Object ID

L2000.1.14

Description

Plaster cast of a 4th-c. BCE drain cover with the face of Oceanus or the Mouth of Truth (La Bocca della Verita). The original is located under the portico of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, Italy.

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

Height

51 in

Width

32 in

Depth

19 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

On loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art