3rd-5th century A.D. A bronze hanging oil lamp with three attachment loops for suspension, later added ring handle to rear, D-shaped nozzle, circular discus with dished centre; circular filling hole at the centre; three chain links attached to suspension loops joined to a central ring and one longer suspension chain attached to a hook. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 62.10.2, for a similar lamp hook dated 5th century; for similar examples dated to Imperial Period see Bailey, D.M., A catalogue of the lamps in the British Museum, IV, Lamps of metal and stone, and lampstands, London, 1996, no.3839; for similar lamps see no.3789. 257 grams, 34 cm high (13 3/8 in.). Acquired from a German auction house, 1990-2005. Ex G.Grimm collection, Paris, France. With Aguttes auction, Drouot, Paris, 18 December 2018. Property of a French collector. The typology belongs to that of Late Roman lamps with circular bodies and short nozzles. They were a development from the long-lived category of Loeschche VIII types, with a tendency to elongation. Most of these lamps were manufactured in the Eastern Roman Empire. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price