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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.

Provenance

From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

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LOT 0225

Unopened Aramaic Lead Scroll with Magical Text

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380

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