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<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1942_PS11.jpg)
Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1942_PS11.jpg)
<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1942_PS11.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1942_PS11.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view01.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view01.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1942_negA_bw.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1942_negA_bw.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view05.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view05.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view06.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view06.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view07.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view07.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view02.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view02.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view04.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view04.jpg)

<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view03.jpg)

Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.1942_view03.jpg)

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Incantation Bowl

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
MEDIUM Clay, pigment
DATES 222–650 C.E.
PERIOD Sasanian Period
DIMENSIONS 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 35.1942
CREDIT LINE Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy
PROVENANCE Kish, Iraq; 1933, excavated during the Holmes Expedition to Kish by Oxford University and the Field Museum; before 1935, gift of Oxford University and the Field Museum to the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology; 1935, gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaeology to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
CAPTION Incantation Bowl, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1942_PS11.jpg)
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<em>Incantation Bowl</em>, 222–650 C.E. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x Diam. 4 7/16 in. (4 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Institute for Persian Art and Archaelogy, 35.1942. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1942_PS11.jpg)

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