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LOT 0946
Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5/8 in. (4.66 grams, 14 mm).
Sub-circular with impressed menorah to one face.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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