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A MANDAIC MAGICAL INCANTATION POTTERY BOWL

CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.

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A MANDAIC MAGICAL INCANTATION POTTERY BOWL
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
Of conical form with incurved rim, the interior with large spiralling black text, with a short line of script on the exterior
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) diam.
來源
Formerly in an English private collection and acquired by the then owner's father in the Middle East during the late 1940s-early 1950s: sold Christie's London, 8 April 1998, lot 333.
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拍品專文

Incantation bowls were inscribed with magical spells to protect against malevolent forces and were customarily buried upside down under the floors of houses in order to 'trap' demons; they were also used in cemeteries.