Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter

LATE 6TH-EARLY 7TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 in. (1.72 grams, 11 cm).

A fragment of a leather document, likely a letter, written in Avestan cursive script; folded. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA.
Central London gallery, acquired c.1994.
Property of a UK collector.
(Not for export, UK buyers only)

Footnotes

The text is written up to the edges of the sheet, around the damage to the centre, and the vellum is then folded over and sealed. The letter comprised nine lines of text, of which significant proportions of the upper and lower three remain, while the middle three are less well preserved.

CONDITION

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