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A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp Spout, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs it was particularly popular in

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Description

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

acquired in 2010

It has been suggested the latter is the final vestige of a representation of the Sumerian lion-headed eagle Imdugud

while the legs (tibiae) to the side

possibly suspended from a cord as a personal amulet as well as a functional tool

A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp Spout, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Amulets Seals Scarabs it was particularly popular inKnown 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

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