Description:

Ancient Near East, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A Judeo-Aramaic terracotta bowl with traces of fine black inscription 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. So-called devil trap bowls were apparently widely used; for example, nearly every house excavated in the Jewish Iraqi settlement of Nippur had one. Size: 6.625" in diameter x 2.75" H (16.8 cm x 7 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#131383

  • Condition: Repaired from two large pieces. Surface encrustation. Text is visible but difficult to discern. Liberal mineral deposits.

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