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LOT 1198
Aramaic Lead Magical Scroll
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (13 grams, 96 mm).
Comprising a flattened sheet fragment with cursive text to one face.
Provenance
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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