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3 Fountains and theAncient City 35 Fig. 5:Sbeitla, Fountain to the southwest of the forum, restitution of the inscribed blocks. Fig. 6: Timgad, Fountainof Liberalis, plan presenting the hypothetical placement of the inscribedblock with theoriginal text. Meetingat the fountain:monumentsof daily life Roger Ling’s suggestion thatwe should consider the encroachment of public space on a shop for the erection of a fountain as a choice of the owner, because it was likely to benefit his business due to the frequentation around thewater point,17 raises questions about the people whoused theseplaces onadaily basis. InNorthAfrica, among the terracotta figurines of Carthaginiannecropolises, awomancar- ryinganamphoraonhershoulderwasdiscovered,probablyaservantaccordingto theunbelted 17 Ling 2005.