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LOT 1229
Aramaic Fragmentary Bronze Text Scroll
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 - 5 1/8 in. (209 grams total, 13.5 x 13 cm including case).
An unrolled sheet with impressed text in Aramaic script, mounted in a display frame.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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