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A highlight from an Aramaic incantation bowl, depicting Lilith in its center. A circle is drawn around her feet. Two serpents surround her. The first serpent forms a circle around her. (This ancient symbol, the ouroboros, shows a serpent or dragon eating its tail, thus forming a complete circle.) Another serpent is pictured inside the ouroboros; this serpent appears on three sides of Lilith, but not the bottom. Although the central figure looks androgynous, we know it is Lilith because she is identified by an inscription inside the circle. A text that mentions Lilith and other evil spirits is written on the inside of the bowl in spiral concentric circles.