Auction 001 Part 3
TimeLine Auctions Ancient Art, Antiquities, Antiques, Natural History
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LOT 1127:
Fragmentary Jewish Magic Bowl with Aramaic Incantation Against Evil Spirits and Drawing of the Devil
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Fragmentary Jewish Magic Bowl with Aramaic Incantation Against Evil Spirits and Drawing of the Devil
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.. Broad terracotta bowl with extensive inked inscription and symbols to the inner face; repaired and partly disassembled. Cf. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accession number: 80.001.0001. 382 grams total, 9-17 cm (3 1/2 - 6 3/4 in.).
From an important family collection, London and Geneva.
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian period and have been found in regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as those faced in child-birth, illness and evil spirits. [4, No Reserve]
