ROMANO-BYZANTINE. Judaeo-Christian Lead Pedant. Circa 4th-6th centuries AD. Menorah; shofar (ram's horn) to left; Torah scroll to right; all within ornate border / Numbate male figure seated facing slightly right; to left, sheep standing right, other animals around. See S. Fine, "When is a "Menorah" Jewish?: On the Complexities of a Symbol during the Age of Transition," in Age of Transition: Byzantine Culture in the Islamic World, pp. 38-53 (for early Christian usage of the Menorah) and fig. 15 (for obv. type). As made, earthen gray-green patina,. With original suspension loop attached.
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