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LOT 1281
Aramaic Fragmentary Bronze Scroll Text
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 in. (5 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.) (207 grams total, 15-51 mm (13 x 13.5 cm including case)).
Group of sheet-bronze fragments each with impressed Aramaic calligraphic text; mounted in a display frame. [4]
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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