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THBSasanian Judeo-Aramaic Pottery Incantation Bowl w/ Sol
Lot 68
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient Near East, Sasanian (Sassanian, Sasanid) Empire, Judeo-Aramaic culture, ca. 5th to mid-7th century CE. A finely preserved, wheel-thrown pottery bowl of a hemispherical form with a flat base, gradually expanding walls, a thick rim with a slanted lip, and a deep basin. The interior of the basin features a spiraling Syriac inscription, a minimalist bust of the sun god Sol within a radiating sun disc, and an abstract anthropomorphic figure to the right of the godly bust. Bowls like this example were traditionally buried face down to lure, catch, and disable demons and were typically placed underneath homes and around cemeteries. 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. Size: 6" Diameter x 2.6" H (15.2 cm x 6.6 cm)
For a stylistically similar example without a bust of Sol, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 86.11.259.
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in September 2016; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Thomas Cederlind estate collection, Portland, Oregon, USA
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#153273Minor nicks to rim, basin, and exterior surfaces, with fading to original black text, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits throughout. Text within basin is still mostly legible.Condition
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