A Bronze Oil Lamp, Possibly Roman Or Workshop Of Severo Da Ravenna, Padua, 16Th Century
15,5 cm high 
ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF SEVERO DA RAVENNA, PADUA, 16TH CENTURY
This bronze lamp, mounted on an eagle's claw is made in the workshop of Severo da Ravenna in Padua or Ravenna in the first half of the 16th century.
The lamp is the head of a satyr with foliated beard and eyebrows, whose mouth forms the burner; a hinged cover to the oil hole is on the crown.
This lamp is of a well known type, derived from the antique, but more carefully finished than is usual.
Severo da Ravenna or Severo di Domenico Calzetta da Ravenna was an Italian sculptor, active ca 1496, who died ca. 1543.