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LOT 1112
Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription
CIRCA 2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (1.58 grams, 41 mm).
Sheet-silver rectangle with lightly incised enigmatic Greek-script text in nine lines.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 1112
Western Asiatic Silver Magical Scroll with Greek Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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