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A JEWISH TERRACOTTA INCANTATION BOWL Catalog:Pottery:Near Eastern: stock #1299837 Mesopotamia; c. 4th-7th Century CE Period of the Mishnahand the Talmud This wheel-made bowl is inscribed with an Hebrew spiral incantation, now mostly illegible, within a painted band. Although there is great variety in the incantations used on these bowls they all served the same purpose of capturing and containing demons and other evil spirits before they could enter the home and prey on its inhabitants. Such bowls were common in the Near East in Late Antiquity and were buried, upside down, under the entrance to the home. In very fine and original condition. Slight cracks to edge and surface wear. Diameter: 15.2 cm (5.98 inches) Similar examples in The Metropolitan Museum, New York and The British Museum, London. Worldwide Shipping and Certificate of Authenticity Included. Export Approval from the Israel Antiquities Authority. Bibliography: Shaul Shaked, et. al., “Aramaic Bowl Spells: Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Bowls. Vol 1”, (Leiden, 2013) J. B. Segal, “Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incanatation Bowls in the British Museum”, (London, 2000) |
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