The Fontana della Pigna or simply Pigna or il Pignone ('The Pine cone'; fontaine de la Pigne) is a former Roman fountain which now decorates a vast niche in the wall of the Vatican facing the Cortile della Pigna.Composed of a large bronze pine cone almost four meters high which once spouted water from the top.The bronze peacocks on either side of the fountain are copies of those decorating the tomb of the Emperor Hadrian.Rome; Vatican Museums. 2021.