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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1961A316 |
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Collection: | Antiquities - Western Asiatic |
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Date: | 224 AD - 651 AD |
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Notes | During the Sassanian period there were many Jewish settlers living in Babylonia in southern Iraq. They left behind many magic bowls like this.The bowls are inscribed in Aramaic with magic texts designed to protect one's wife, children, house or other property. The bowls were often built into walls or foundations or placed in cemeteries. They were normally placed upside down, sometimes stacked one on top of another. Putting them upside down may have been a way of magically trapping the offending demons inside them so that they could not bring harm. | Presented by Field Museum of Natural History. |
Further Information | Production Period: | Sassanian |
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Material(s): | Pottery |
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Place of Origin: | Iraq |
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Place of Excavation: | SS7 surface Kish, Iraq |
Dimensions | Depth: | 6 cm |
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Diameter: | 19 cm |
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