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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.
ProvenanceFrom 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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From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. -
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.030. London collection, 2016.
