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# Marble bust of Vespasian turned into a sink with a drain in the Middle Ages
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-srednie-veka-golovu-vespasiana-vydolbili-iznutri-i-ispolzovali-kak-rakovinu-dlia-vody-v-ukhe-prodelali-otverstie-i-poluchilsia-sliv/
- Published: 2022-07-25T15:14:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:57:28.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archaeology, Art, Museums

In the Middle Ages the head of Vespasian was hollowed out from within and used as a water basin, with a hole bored in the ear to serve as a drain. Collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Farnese Collection