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LOT 0854
Aramaic Jewish Lead Magic Scroll
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (59 grams, 58 mm).
Rectangular lead sheet tightly coiled into a scroll with inked Aramaic text to one face.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum under accession number 1962,0414.1.
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