The Goddess Anahita on Sasanian dish 5th-6th C. CE

"Anahita, the Zoroastrian Goddess of water and fertility, was one of the last of the ancient tradition of Near Eastern nude mother Goddesses."

-taken from The Cleveland Museum of Art


Silver gilt. Overall: 4.6 x 21.6 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.). Weight: 523 g (1.15 lbs.).


Source/Quote:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1962.295

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