[Marriage Contract]. Illuminated manuscript in Hebrew, composed in a Persian Hebrew square hand on paper. Uniting the groom, Yekutiel ben Shmuel, with the bride, Dina bat Hezkia.

AUCTION 68 | Thursday, April 07th, 2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

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Lot 189
(KETHUBAH).

[Marriage Contract]. Illuminated manuscript in Hebrew, composed in a Persian Hebrew square hand on paper. Uniting the groom, Yekutiel ben Shmuel, with the bride, Dina bat Hezkia.

Text within a square panel surrounded by blessings and decorative borders featuring animals and birds. Framed. 18 x 26 inches.

Kermanshah, (Persia): 7th Ellul 1860

Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,000
Kermanshah (also known as Qirmisin, or Bakhtaran), is located 320 miles west of Tehran, close to the border with Iraq.