Marriage Contract

Persian cursive Hebrew script in black ink. Within brightly colored decorative border with a distinctive Persian design incorporating peacocks, cypresses and floral motifs richly scattered throughout. Upper portion above the text, displays the national emblem of Persia - two lions behind which, the rising sun is depicted with a human visage. All accomplished in red, black and green inks, the whole within a textual frame. Colored inks on paper. 25.5 x 20.5 inches. Stained in places, some colors slightly faded, some repair. Not examined out of frame.

Isfahan, (Persia): 14th Nissan, 1923