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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
29-Oct-2022
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Description:
Ancient near East, Sasanian (Sassanid) Empire, Judeo-Aramaic culture, ca. 5th to mid-7th century Ce, with sloping sides, painted with lines of script, in white tones with brown script, with letter of authenticity, with display case, diameter 17 cm note: also known as 'Demon bowls' or 'Devil-trap bowls,' incantation bowls were evidently widely used; for example, nearly every excavated residence in the Jewish settlement of Nippur had one buried under or around the premises of the dwelling.
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Category:
Antiquities: Zother