Auction 44
Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
By Kedem
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Mar 11, 2015
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 21:
Handwritten Large Wall Calendar - India, 1871
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Sold for: $700
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
861
Start price:
$
250
Buyer's Premium: 23%
VAT: 18%
On commission only
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Handwritten Large Wall Calendar - India, 1871
Handwritten leaf – Wall calendar for 1871. India [1871].
Wall calendar designed for hanging in the synagogue. Bottom half is missing. A list of dates is situated at the top of the leaf, many of them distinctive for Jewish history in India: "1,804 years since the destruction of the second temple and the arrival of Jews to the city of Kodungallur", "1,027 [years] since the giving of the copper shield to the people of Pantnagar", "364 [years] since the arrival of Portugal in Cochin", etc.
Height: 30 cm. Width: 48 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, professionally restored damages.
