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	Reference: CA11 / Cat. No. Period: Roman Origin: Europe Date: 100 – 400 AD Description: Achtförmige open lamp. Leaf-shaped handle. Fabric: Copper alloy. Manufacture: Sheet metal. Size (cm): L. 9.2, W. 6.9, H. 1.5 (eh) Condition: Handle bent. Notes: Cf. (related type) Nestorović & Chrzanovski, PAM 2019, pp.241-254, fig. 3 (found at Poetovio); Loeschcke, 1068; BMC IV, Q3754-9; Menzel, 710; Simion 2003, 50-51; (manufacture) BMC IV, Q3765. Genre: see Eckardt, TRAC 2000, pp.8-21. Another Achtförmige open lamp raised from sheet copper alloy noted with pronounced figure-of-eight shape; similar leaf-shaped handle-ornament, of sheet metal and attached by single rivet, but with extended foot scrolled behind to form basic band handle. Loeschcke Type XXIVa (variant).
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