A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH A SWAN HEAD HANDLE Circa 1st-2nd century AD. The round body with raised, profiled edge set on a low foot ring; with a circular filling hole and an extended nozzle flanked by volutes. The arched handle terminates in a swan head final with naturalistically worked features. The beak of the swan is horizontally pierced, probably to attach a chain with a lid for the filling hole (not preserved). Attractive and very rare. L 142 mm, H 82 mm 1st century AD professionally cleaned and preserved Provenance: Numisart auction house, Viennese collection acquired in the 1980s-90s. An export license for the European Union is available. 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.