ARAMAIC TERRACOTTA DEVIL TRAP BOWL

Ca. AD 700 - 800. A terracotta devil trap incantation bowl with a conical body and broad open mouth. The interior is inscribed in black with multiple concentric lines of Aramaic script. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1957,0925.1. Size: 75mm x 170mm; Weight: 305g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany; earlier in a Holland-based collection assembled during the 1980s–1990s.

Estimate:£200

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