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LOT 1143
Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
20TH CENTURY A.D.
25 x x 97 1/4 in. (577 grams, 63.5 x 247 cm).
A rectangular suede leather manuscript made up from panels sewn along one edge into a long rectangle; sixteen blocks of regular Hebrew script, part of a Torah scroll, including the book of Leviticus.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 1143
Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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