(“Kimlo Tarvad.”) Length: 7 inches.
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 299
MEDICAL LADLE
(“Kimlo Tarvad.”) Length: 7 inches.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
There is a shiur (measurement) in Jewish law referred to as the size of a ladle “Kimlo Tarvad” see Mishnah, Keilim (17:12). The Mussaf Ha’Aruch (Erech Tarvid) clearly describes this shiur as referring to Roman medical ladles which were of an established standard size in the Ancient world.