Bactrian Manuscript of an Order to Meyam's Servant

5TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (1.16 grams, 77 mm).

A possibly complete document written on leather, recto with four lines of Avestan cursive script; verso blank; wide bottom margin with diamond-shaped hole to accept seal string; likely an order rather than a letter due to lack of formal address. [No Reserve]

Provenance

David Lindahl, Sweden, 2001.
Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA
Central London gallery.
Property of a UK collector.
For UK buyers only.

Published

Sims-Williams, N., Bactrian Documents II: Letters and Buddhist Texts, (Studies in the Khalili Collections, volume III), London, The Nour Foundation, 2012, pp.24, doc.xs, p.166-167, and Bactrian Documents III: pl.214.

CONDITION

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