Terracotta Incantation Bowl, Inscribed in Aramaic, Levant 4th - 5th Century A.D.

(Incantation Bowl)

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Item No.
33.37226
Culture
Aramaic, Levant 4th - 5th Century A.D. 
Item Details.
Of conical shape, the inner sloping walls inscribed with 11 lines of spiralling Babylonian Aramaic text.

Usually buried in a building's foundation, magic bowls were designed to protect a house and its inhabitants from devils and evildoers. Opinion differs as to the actual ritual associated with these incantation bowls, but it is generally believed that they were thought to entrap and reject evil powers.

Provenance: From a private collection since 1980s.

Size
13.6 cm D - 5 5/16 inches
Material
Terracotta 
Condition
Intact 
Categories
Near East
Price.
US$ 1200
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