ARAMAIC POTTERY INCANTATION DEVIL TRAP BOWL
Ca. 600-800 AD. A Judeo-Aramaic terracotta bowl of a flaring body densely inscribed with lines of incantations against evil spirits. It is written in black ink 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. For a similar (but with a devil inside) see the Penn Museum Object Number: B2945. Size: L:85mm / W:175mm ; 335g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.
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Ca. 600-800 AD. A Judeo-Aramaic terracotta bowl of a flaring body densely inscribed with lines of incantations against evil spirits. It is written in black ink 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. For a similar (but with a devil inside) see the Penn Museum Object Number: B2945. Size: L:85mm / W:175mm ; 335g Provenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.
