Incantation Bowl

Title: Incantation Bowl
Rights: The British Museum, Creative Commons 4.0.
Creator: Unknown
Date: 6th - 8th century BCE
Description: Flat-based pottery incantation bowl with simple rim and flared wall. It is inscribed with Aramaic incantation text in a spiral from the inside to the rim, expelling demons including "liliths" (demonesses). The figure in the center might be Lilith herself, as she is often depicted on similar incantation bowls with long hair and chains to imprison her. The original client was Bahram Gushnasp, son of Ashtad Anahid.
Format: Bowl. Wheel-thrown pottery. 17.60 cm x 7.40 cm.
Language: Aramaic
Publisher: The British Museum
Contributor: Shaelyn Fett
Identifier: 1974,1209.2.
Subject: Incantation bowl; liliths; demons; Aramaic.
Source: Jpeg file. Unknown Photographer. The British Museum Digital Collection. Accessed 10/19/2023. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1974-1209-2.

Item sets: Lilith: The Demonization of Female Power and Sexuality-Shaelyn F.