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LOT 1295
Large Judaean Lead Sealing with Menorah
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (15.36 grams, 19 mm).
Discoid seal or weight with reserved menorah to one face.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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