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LOT 1022
Large Jewish Lead Sealing with Menorah
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (4.63 grams, 14 mm).
Discoid in plan with menorah to one face and lettering to the other.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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