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LOT 1308
Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.19 grams, 13 mm).
Disc with reserved menorah flanked by characters.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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