Synagogue wall calendar for [1859]. Handwritten. Cochin, India. 60×50 cm.
Detailed calendar in nice Rashi letters. Lengthy list of things for 1859: the calculation of the year since the exodus from Egypt, the destruction of the First and Second Temples, the Hasmonean Dynasty and more. Followed by details regarding events in Jewish-Indian history, expulsions, construction of various synagogues etc. Every month within a border. Memento from an ancient Jewish community with unique customs. Restored tears, without loss. Faded ink in some months. Damp marks. Poor-moderate condition.