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LOT 0225
Unopened Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text
2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (131 grams, 58 mm).
Tightly coiled sheet lead scroll with incised Aramaic script text to one face; unopened.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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