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Florence, Fontana del Porcellino bronze fountain of a boar #121004982
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The bronze fountain of a boar is a symbol of Florence, Italy. The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca . Visitors to Il Porcellino put a coin into the gaping boar`s jaws with the intent to let it fall through the underlying grating for good luck and rub the boar`s snout to ensure a return to Firenze, a tradition that has kept the snout in a state of polished sheen.
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