Ketubbah
(Marriage Contract)
Bride: Rachel Bat Ya'akov
Groom: Moshe Ben Avraham
Isfahan, Iran, 1859
Paper, ink, paint

The largest number of existing ketubbot from Iran are from the city of Isfahan. The symbol of the finely painted example with peacocks and central tree. Detailed decoration of flowers, birds and trees. 25 October. Moses, son of Abraham with Rachel, daughter of Jacob

Height: 59.5 cm, Width: 46.8 cm

 

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