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LOT 0506
Egyptian Clay Papyrus Document Clay Sealing
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
5/8 in. (1.18 grams, 17 mm).
Irregular in plan and wedge-shaped in section, impressed profile bust of a female. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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