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A MESOPOTAMIAN POTTERY INCANTATION BOWL
CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The conical bowl inscribed in Judeo-Aramaic with an eleven-line spiral incantation in scribal handwriting around a central demonic figure, written for a man, his first name missing, the son of Turdin, and his wife Shidi, daughter of Mahfrukh, the formula used against demons and includes a full citation of Zechariah 3:2, "And the Lord said to Satan, The Lord rebukes you, O Satan; the Lord that has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you. Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire"
2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high; 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) diameter
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