Bidspirit auction | ANCIENT ROLLING SEAL.

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.