"It's rare to come across the scroll's length (40 ft)," said Dr Sonali Pednekar, head of the history department at VG Vaze College, Mulund East. According to her, it wasn't entirely rare for families to maintain their own accounts, but the length of the document speaks volumes about this particular family's wealth. "This seems like an expense document belonging to possibly a well-placed family's marriage because it extends for 10 days.

The marriage begins on the 13th day of the second half of the month of Magh (Hindu calendar) and ends on the 10th day of the following month of Phagun, which loosely corresponds to a period from late January to early February," she added.