Commentary for Bava Batra 99:2

למעוטי מאי אילימא למעוטי שאר נכסים כל שכן דהויא ליה איבה דאמר לה עיניך נתת בגירושין ובמיתה

and a third which she had brought him [as marriage] dowry, and for the money value of which he made himself responsible [to her].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Inserting a stipulation to that effect in the kethubah. This is the so-called 'property of the iron sheep' (Zon barzel), which the wife makes over to the husband from her dowry, on condition that the husband is responsible to her for its full money value, whether he makes a profit or a loss on the transaction. [The term tzon barzel has a parallel in Roman law, pecus ferreum, and is not limited to a specific property arrangement between husband and wife but applies to every form of conveyance of property on a basis of tenancy and possession, v. Epstein, M., The Jewish Marriage Contract, p. 91, n. 12.] ');">²</span>

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