What's a "big nose"? If you've ever been in Rome, probably you've assuaged your thirst at a cylinder-shaped fountain with an iron bow spitting water. Well, that's a "big nose" (nasone, in italian). But, before you'll use it it's better you'll understand it. It was created during the Reinassance, when towns began being filled with craftworkers, horses, sellers, re-sellers, princes, dukes, barons and so on. Those fountains was the water-furnishing of the block, at that time nobody had running water within their houses of course. That's why the iron bow, called "big nose": it's useful to fill bins, so useful even now when you have to fill your bottle. Sometimes there are tubs rescuing running water: they were tools for thirsty horses and for clotheswashing (they're often ancient sarcophaguses recycled... well, the concept of monument's so recent!). Anyway, even whether it's useful for a lot of things, it isn't for thirsty human being without glasses or bottles. But Romans they didn't give up so you can see the "italicus genius" at work. At the top of the iron bow, in fact, there's a little hole: you just have to put you hand under the "nose", avoiding water flowing from the bottom, and you will see the same water gushing from the top. An advice: never stand in front of a big nose if you don't want to get wet, always aside both if your a drinker or you're waiting in line.