ARAMAIC TERRACOTTA INCANTATION BOWL WITH WARRIOR

拍品描述

Ca. AD 600 - 800. A terracotta incantation bowl with a tapering body and a plain, rounded rim. The interior is decorated with concentric bands of Aramaic inscription running from the rim towards the centre, enclosing a central figure of a warrior in a conical helmet and short tunic, one arm extended and the other with a raised weapon. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 86.11.259. Size: 265mm x 100mm; Weight: 880g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; originally in the collection of C D'hondt, Liege 1980?s.

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