Description:

Ancient Near East, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A Judeo-Aramaic terracotta bowl with a 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: 6.55" W x 2.625" H (16.6 cm x 6.7 cm).

Provenance: private New York, USA collection

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#134564

  • Condition: Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks to rim, body, and base, with fading to inscribed text, and some small pitting holes, otherwise intact and very good. Great earthen deposits and encrustations throughout.

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