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Decorated Ketuba on Parchment – ​​Sniglia, 1851 A decorated Ketuba on parchment, for the marriage of the groom Gamliel Yitzchak ben Yehuda Yaakov Chaim of Ascoli with the bride Demokrati Matildi daughter of Michael Raphael Chaim Shaar Aryeh, Sniglia (”Sniglia”), Italy, 12 Av 1851. A Ketuba on a rectangular sheet of parchment whose upper edges are cut in the shape of a stylized arch with a pointed decoration at the top. The text of the Ketuba appears in the center in square letters and on the edges are the signatures of the groom and witnesses: Richly decorated, in a symmetrical pattern that includes plant motifs, round wreaths of flowers intertwined with each other, Among all the known decorated Ketuba from Sniglia, the Ketuba before us stands out for its great beauty and is distinguished by the miniature landscape illustrations integrated in its lower edges. Size: 67X43 cm. Fair-good condition. Professionally restored.