Thanks, everyone! I've been lurking around here for awhile, and I've found the non-US forum particularly interesting and enlightening. Somebody should write a book comparing and detailing the electrical systems in use throughout the world.
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the connections are made in the top part of the fitting, as un-believable as that sounds. What voltage is this fitting?
230 V, which probably explains the small wiring space – less current and smaller, easier-to-manage wires than our 120 V requires.
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connections would typically be made inside the fixture housing using "choc blocks"
Yep, it even came with one of those, as well as a couple of 230-V QT-DE 11/12 (78 mm) bulbs. If anybody wants the bulbs, you're welcome to them. [Linked Image]

Steve