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LOT 459:
Decorated Ketubah - Herat, Afghanistan, 1888
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Decorated Ketubah - Herat, Afghanistan, 1888
Ketubah recording the marriage of the groom, Yosef ben Ephraim, and the bride, Yocheved bat Yitzhak. Herat, Afghanistan, Heshvan 5649 [1888].
Frame decorated with vegetal motifs, lines and dots painted blue, green, yellow and orange.
At the top of the ketubah are five circles and additional decorations in silver ink. The text ends with a blessing customary among the Jews of Afghanistan: "May they have a long and fruitful life, in the name of Moses and Israel". At the bottom are the witnesses' signatures.
35X65.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Tears, with slight damage to text. Mounted on Bristol paper.
