Marriage Contract. Manuscript in Hebrew composed in Persian square and semi cursive script on paper.

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(KETHUBAH).

printer

27th Tishrei

Place

Hamadan (Iran)

Publication

1950

Description

Text within red geometric decorative borders including floral leafy patterns.

summary

Recorded in the Biblical Book of Ezra, Hamadan, located in north-western Iran, has had a Jewish presence since the 10th century. The traditional site of the tomb of Mordechai and Esther is also present in Hamadan.

Some stains and a small marginal tear. 17.5 x 13 inches.

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