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LOT 1520
Post Medieval Leather Hebrew Scroll
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/2 in. (15 grams, 42 cm).
Soft goatskin or leather scroll with inked Kabbalistic inscription, 'Star of David' motif and grid. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
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