Auction 75 · Lot 299
(“Kimlo Tarvad.”) Length: 7 inches.
(“Kimlo Tarvad.â€) Length: 7 inches.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MEDICAL LADLE
summary
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.