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LOT 1237
Aramaic Iron Magical Scroll Holder
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (50 grams, 92 mm).
Tubular in form with domed ends, remnants of scroll still in situ.
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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