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LOT 1033
Palestinian Lead Aramaic Magic Scroll
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (10.4 grams, 10.2 cm).
Un-rolled and sub-rectangular in form, bearing 'magical' Aramaic text to one face.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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