A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp Spout, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Islamic a vertical column of text

a vertical column of text at the front reads: "The Osiris

A register of glyphs rings the interior of the plate

and harmonize the positive and negative forces of the universe

and a gouge to the lower back

followed by slipping

A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp Spout, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE Islamic a vertical column of textKnown 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