Near Eastern Incantation Bowl with Syriac Manichaean Script
Sold by Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.
$4,250.00
Description
Near Eastern Incantation Bowl with Syriac Manichaean Script, ca. 6th-8th Century AD. The bowl is written in sixteen lines of the Syriac Manichaean script with trap in the center tondo. The text deals with the subdual of demons that appear to the owner of the bowl in various forms. The magician enters the house in the company of a number of angels who help him subdue the various demons. H. 5 3/4" Dia. 12" (14.6 cm x 30.5 cm)..