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Jun 19, 2018
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LOT 85:

Illustrated Marriage Contract (Ketubah) on Parchment - Elvira [Morocco], 1887

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Illustrated Marriage Contract (Ketubah) on Parchment - Elvira [Morocco], 1887

Illustrated marriage contract (ketubah) on parchment - Elvira [Morocco], 1887

Specifications: [1] Parchment sheet. 69X52 cm. Placed in wooden frame.

Ketubah for the marriage of the groom "the magnificent and lofty young man" Avraham son of Shalom, son of "the highly exalted, lofty, venerable and honorable Rabbi Avraham Faraji," to the bride Esteriliya daughter of Chaim, son of "the goodly, highly exalted and lofty, wise, astute, venerable and humble, 'host of Torah,' leader and light of his home, a home to the wise, full of grace, Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi Even Yuli." Indicated at the ketubah's close: "And the ketubah is [written] according to the custom of the Castilian rabbis, May Hash-m avenge them and help them and all of Israel."

The ketubah's text appears inside a gate, with goblets full of flowers resting on its pillars. Above the gate are an eagle and crown with flowers on their sides, and the initials of the priestly blessing. An illustration of a handshake is within the gate, amidst the ketubah's title.

Condition: Moderate. Stains, creases, the signatures' ink is faded.


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