Incantation bowls

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Incantation Bowls, also known as demon bowls or devil trap bowls, are a form of early protective magic found in modern-day Iraq and Iran. Produced during the Late Antiquity from 6th to 8th century AD,^[1] the bowls were usually inscribed in a spiral beginning from the rim and moving towards the center. Most are inscribed in Aramaic languages. The bowls were buried face down and were meant to capture demons. They were commonly placed in the corner of the homes of the recently deceased and in graveyards.^[2]