Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Mar 8, 2018
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LOT 302:
ANCIENT ROLLING SEAL.
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Estimated price :
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1,000 - $1,500
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sales tax: 8.875%
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0.75 inches.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
This rolling seal (“sarvila dechisma”) is used to create impressions onto clay. Rolling seals were a common article in the ancient world and are specifically discussed in the Talmud Mesechta Shabbos. The question raised in the Gemara is whether a women is permitted on the Sabbath to wear such a seal as an adornment around her neck.
