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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Incantation Bowl

Possible OriginAsia
PeriodSasanian Period
Date600-651 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Object number2007.007.001
Exhibition HistoryMichael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesStephen F. Beiner, "Incantation Bowls Provide Ancient Magical Formulae for Blessings and Curses," Art of the Times 10 (Summer 2005): 29.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Israel. Purchased by MCCM from Griffin Gallery Ancient Art, Boca Raton, Florida.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
Incantation Bowl
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl Fragment
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl Fragment
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl Fragment
7th-8th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Incantation Bowl Fragment
7th-8th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Oblong Bowl
6th-7th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bowl
226-637 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bowl
224-651 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Impressed Decorated Vessel
224-636 CE