A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp Spout, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs has rounded edges and corners

has rounded edges and corners with a hole pierced vertically through the bead

acquired from the trade in 2002

it was particularly popular in Egypt for scarabs and in Greece and Rome for intaglio rings

Modern 14K yellow gold ear wires and chains are newly made

A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp Spout, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs has rounded edges and cornersKnown traditionally as plastic ('plastic' meaning molded or modeled) lamps, oil lamps of this type were formed into fantastic shapes Their shapes were limited only by the makers' imaginations and were molded to represent anything from heads, hands, and feet, to gods, animals and mythological characters. This anthropomorphic spout is from such a vessel, depicting the head of Pan with a glaring expression, wide protruding nose, and large open mouth that