0.75 inches.

Auction 99 |
Monday, September 12th,
2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters
Lot 302
ANCIENT ROLLING SEAL.
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.