Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Early Persian Decorated Ketubah – Large Format – Isfahan, 1823

Opening: $400
Sold for: $550
Including buyer's premium

Particularly large ketubah. Isfahan (Persia), Tishrei 1823.
The ketubah is decorated with traditional Persian motifs: lions, suns, vase, flowers and birds. The motif of a lion with a half-sun shaped like a human face is one of the Persian national symbols.
Blessings frame the text of the ketubah.
Signature of the scribe and artist at the foot of the ketubah. Other signatures of the witnesses and family members.
Approx. 60X60 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears, repaired. Folding marks. Framed, not examined out of frame.


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Ketubot
Ketubot