Oil lamp with Spes standing left Spes in a long light robe, lifting up her skirt with her left hand, and carrying in her right a bud. Workshop mark L DOMITI PAVLI on the underside Size:12 cm x 9 cm Typ Loeschcke 8 1st Century AD. Provenance: At the Gorny & Mosch auction house, Munich, old German private collection. SPES, in Roman mythology, the personification of Hope. Spes is represented as a beautiful maiden in a long light robe, lifting up her skirt with her left hand, and carrying in her right a bud already closed or about to open. The Greek counterpart of Spes was Elpis Condition: intact , see the pictures An export license for the European Union is available. If you bid outside the European Union and win the item, we will need to apply for an export license for your country, and shipping will take 2 to 3 weeks. Authenticity: As with all our objects, authenticity is guaranteed without time limit. Protection of cultural assets: All artifacts we offer come from renowned collections and were acquired at art auctions and from estates, and are provided with an export license.