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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.35
Title
Bowl with Painted Magical Inscriptions
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
400-700
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186034

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3620, University Study Gallery
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wax resist
Dimensions
6.7 x 15.9 cm (2 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard C. Brockway, acquired this object in the early 1960s.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
2000.35
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
"Incantation Bowl": Unglazed ceramic bowl with rounded bottom. Magical inscriptions encircling interior.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/08/2020; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/02/2023 - 12/30/2023; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025

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