20th Century Italian Stone Fountain Mask

This antique stone mask was probably used in a fountain. It is a very decorative Italian antique object. The mask fits  as decorative object at a wall or somewhere else in a living space  mask depicting a lion head or a moustached male face, it is hard to understand since the lower part of the sculpture is missing. This loss makes this fragment undefined and fascinating.

These fountain masks were designed to be on a wall or pedestal over a basin with the water flowing through the mouth.

It comes from a Milanese private collection, Italian origin, early 20th century.