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LOT 0894
Large Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.58 grams, 21 mm).
Displaying a menorah within a roundel to one face; blank or worn reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
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