ARAMAIC POTTERY INCANTATION DEVIL TRAP BOWL
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Ca. 600-800 AD. A Judeo-Aramaic terracotta bowl of a flaring body densely inscribed with lines of incantations against evil spirits. It is written in black ink spiraling around the interior. Bowls like this example were traditionally buried face down under houses to catch demons and thus protect the house; they are also known as incantation bowls or demon bowls. For a similar see the British Museum, Registration Number 1957,0925.1.Size: L:70mm / W:170mm ; 270gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in France; previously in 1970s European collection.
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ARAMAIC POTTERY INCANTATION DEVIL TRAP BOWL
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