Fountain of the Idol | |
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Fonte do Ídolo | |
Artist | Célico Fronto |
Year | 1st Century A.D. |
Medium | Granite |
Location | São José de São Lázaro, Braga |
41°32′54.97″N 8°25′19.03″W / 41.5486028°N 8.4219528°W | |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
The Fountain of the Idol (Portuguese: Fonte do Ídolo) is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal. Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia (built during the era of Roman Emperor Augustus).[1]