WYRICK, D. A Representation of the Two Stones with the Characters Inscribed Upon Them
AUCTION 8 |
Tuesday, November 16th,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 237
(AMERICAN JUDAICA)
WYRICK, D. A Representation of the Two Stones with the Characters Inscribed Upon Them
Near Newark, Ohio: c.1860
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $300
A peculiar work dealing with ancient stones with Hebrew inscriptions including an abridgment of the Ten Commandments unearthed in a sinkhole in North America by the the author during a dig in 1860. At a loss to explain his find, Wyrick declares; “Would it not require a very profound scholar in Hebrew to make such an abridgment of the Hebrew Decalogue with foreign characters...?”