Silver (or Golden) Tree Fountain of Karakorum (from Wikipedia)
Emperor Genghis Khan commissioned a French silversmith, Guillaume Bouchier, to travel to the Mongolian capital of Karakorum, where he designed The Silver Tree. Four snakes wrapped around the trunk, each of which poured an alcoholic drink popular in its respective region. The north-facing serpent (representing present-day Mongolia and Russia) poured fermented horse milk. Grape wine flowed from the south-facing serpent (the Middle East); mead, from the West (Europe); and rice wine from the East (China). At the top of the fountain stood an angel holding a trumpet. When the fountain was running low, a device triggered, causing the angel to blow into the trumpet, signaling servants to refill its reservoirs. It proved an effective way to entertain guests.
There are several different versions of this fountain...one the snakes are above the tree..one they are below the tree..one the angel is gold and so are the snakes and lions..one the angel and others are silver..and some in which the angel is gold and the others are silver..and one where the angel is silver and the lions are gold..and the snake is gold or silver or....so....we made two versions.
https://pazhayathu.blogspot.com/2010/11/silver-tree-at-karakorum-1450-study-of.html
https://publicdomainreview.org/2019/04/04/the-khans-drinking-fountain/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Representation-of-the-silver-tree-of-Karakorum-.jpg?itok=TWIhySvC
https://www.flickr.com/photos/biloxi_blues/10734795515
That amazing angel on top of the tree was created by Milena Doll I love her work.
If you would like it modified, let Kitty know and she will be happy to modify it for you.
These fountains dispense a drink at a touch...
Kumis (fermented mares milk
Mare's Milk
Mead
Rhenish Wine
Yuanhong Jiu Rice Wine
There is a built in resize script in this fountain. At the size delivered, it is 6 prims...increasing the size can definitely increase the land impact.
As with all our work, we will be happy to customize it for you for an additional fee if you contact Kittycat in world.
By the way, custom means we do different textures on the decanter or barrel, and perhaps on the cups/mugs/horns/glass inside plus edit the chatter the cup does. We are more than happy, at no additional fee, to change out any drink in any of the decanters for any others. We have no way of knowing what you like to drink, and do not consider taking a barrel we have made up and shifting the drinks in it to something else as custom. That is just good customer service.
Kittycat Ninetails
JohnQ Ballyhoo
Vasa Vella
- Ethnic
- dispenses drinks
