Auction 59 · Lot 172
Marriage Contract. Manuscript in Hebrew composed in Persian cursive script on paper uniting the bridegroom Chaim ben Yehudah with the bride Miriam.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(KETHUBAH).
Place
Hamadan (Persia), 28th Shevat, 1861
Description
Text within stylized frame, dense geometric decorative borders including birds and floral patterns. With two larger birds at top surrounding urn with flowers.
summary
Recorded in the biblical Book of Ezra, Hamadan, located in North-western Iran, has had a pre-modern Jewish settlement since the 10th-century. The city is also believed to be the traditional site of the tomb of Mordechai and Esther.
Few stains and small tears. Laid onto mat. 17 x 14 inches.
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