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LOT 0872
Western Asiatic Pottery Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/4 - 6 1/8 (2.35 kg total, 9.5-15.5 cm wide).
A group of eight ceramic vessels, mainly comprising jars of various forms, most painted with geometric motifs. [8]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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Large Amlash Spouted Vessel
Circa 13th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A large spouted vessel with carinated body, trumpet-style neck and rim, curved round-section spout, strap handle with thumb-pad and circumferential bands and waves to the neck. 2.3 kg, 32 cm high
Acquired 1970-2015. From the collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman. -
Jewish Silver Rimonim Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A group of two silver rimonim or Torah finials comprising: one piriform example with medial rib, scalloped rim, domed head and tapering cylindrical socket; a spherical type with conical finial and tapering cylindrical socket, medial band of dangles with inscription above, embossed and chased stylised floral and foliate motifs to body and socket. 670 grams total, 26-28 cm
From a UK private collection. -
Aramaic Magical Bowl Bearing an Incantation Against Evil Spirits
4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A ceramic flat-based bowl, inscribed in spiral from the bottom inner wall to the rim with Aramaic text, and on the outer rim. 692 grams, 19.5 cm wide
Early 1990s London collection. Acquired on the UK art market. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK
Aramaic incantation bowls are particular to the Sassanian 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 child-birth, illness and evil spirits.
