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	Reference: AC2 / Cat. No. Period: Roman Date: 50 – 400 AD Description: Lamp hook (eye at bottom originally fitted with chains for hanging a lamp). Fabric: Copper alloy. Size (cm): L. 9.9, W. 3.6 Notes: Cf. BMC IV, Q3838-41; Loeschcke, 1061; Goethert, 143. Comments: 'Hook-and-spike' type (flat form). The versatile design allowed a lamp attached by an arrangement of chains to the eye at the bottom to be suspended from a stand, ceiling or wall either by placing the hook over a raised projection or by inserting the spike into a crevice. Although not present here, some examples have a smaller upturned hook near the bottom and it is likely that this provided a convenient place to hang wick-tuning implements such as a wick-pin or tweezers when not in use.
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