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LOT 0964
Aramaic Bronze Magical Text
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (215 grams total, 13.5 x 13 cm including case).
Rectangular in form with trace remains of text; unrolling marks visible; displayed in a membranous frame.
Provenance
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s.
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