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LOT 0630
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (106 grams, 67 mm).
With broad sloping shoulder and concave discus with raised circular ridge, central hole; three radiating suspension loops and stub nozzle with flat rim; base with incuse circular grooves.
ProvenanceEx collection Mr.
K.H., Germany, Private collection, acquired in 2012.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 62.10.2, for a similar lamp hook dated to the 5th century AD.
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