Ca. 600-800 AD. A pottery incantation bowl decorated with inscriptions written in a distinctive form of Aramaic known as the "square script". These bowls served as magical amulets, with the power to protect and bring good luck to those who owned them. Cf. The British Museum, Registration number 2010,6023.1.Size: L:75mm / W:157mm ; 355gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in France; previously in 1970s European collection.