AN INDIAN ALMANAC SCROLL WITH NUMERICAL CHARTS, AUSPICIOUS BLESSINGS, AND DEITIES AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century Opaque pigments, red and black ink on cotton, the long scroll featuring several numerical charts interspersed amidst auspicious blessings and Hindu deities like Krishna and Ganesha, possibly used as an almanac or a form of devotional calendar, with several side annotations, commentaries, and red markers, 278cm x 26.5cm.

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