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LOT 1227
Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.17 grams, 20 mm).
Domed body with incised circumferential band above the rim, underside with a stylised quadruped and star-like motifs.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1227
Western Asiatic Hardstone Scaraboid Stamp Seal
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Aramaic Terracotta Magical Incantation Bowl
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Flat-based bowl, inscribed in spiral from the bottom inner wall to the rim with Aramaic text. 360 grams, 17.6 cm
Private collection, 1980s. UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sasanian period and have been found in the regions of modern Iraq. These simple ceramic bowls, also known as magic bowls, each contain an Aramaic inscription, written in ink, which spirals from the centre. The bowls seem to have played an important part in domestic life. For example, during excavation in Nippur in 1889, one or more incantation bowls were found in each house together with domestic artefacts, most often in doorways or under floorboards in the corner of rooms. The bowls are predominantly apotropaic, and the inscriptions tend to protect their owners from misfortunes such as childbirth, illness and evil spirits. -
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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