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Serpents: The ouroboros and other snakes..................................................................................90
Accessory articles held by the figures............................................................................................101
The palm branch...................................................................................................................................101
A knife or sword.....................................................................................................................................105
Depictions of demons................................................................................................................................111
Frontal depictions................................................................................................................................111
Facial features........................................................................................................................................113
Hair.................................................................................................................................................................118
Horns and ears.......................................................................................................................................119
Feet................................................................................................................................................................122
Dress......................................................................................................................................................................125
Tunic and trousers: traditional Persian dress...................................................................125
Traditional Persian dress on magic artifacts....................................................................129
Head coverings...............................................................................................................................................135
Hood and helmet..................................................................................................................................135
Crown...........................................................................................................................................................138
Shoes.....................................................................................................................................................................144
The demons’ sexuality...............................................................................................................................145
Bound demons................................................................................................................................................151
Demons bound by rope or in chains.......................................................................................151
Manacles....................................................................................................................................................155
Crossed arms..................................................................................................................................................156

Chapter three: The incantation text and its relation to the paintings......................163
Incantation texts accompanied by pictorial descriptions..................................................167
Description of the demonic figure............................................................................................167
Texts indicating that the painting represents a demonic figure....................................167
Mention of the demon’s name in the text............................................................................185
A text that is inseparable from the iconography of the painting...................................190
Forces of salvation.......................................................................................................................................193
Other bowls featuring a text which may hint at the meaning of the painting
accompanying it............................................................................................................................................195