LARGE ARAMAIC TERRACOTTA DEVIL TRAP BOWL

Ca. AD 600 - 800. A wheel-thrown terracotta incantation bowl with a conical body, flat base and thickened rounded rim. The interior is inscribed in dark ink with concentric lines of Aramaic script arranged around a central schematic figure. Size: 255mm x 90mm; Weight: 1.22kg Provenance: From a private London collection; purchased in Belgium; earlier part of a Dutch collection formed during the 1970s–1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:$669.76

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