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Dish: The Goddess Anahita
400–600 CE
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water and fertility, was one of the last of the ancient tradition of Near Eastern nude mother goddesses.
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Details
- Title: Dish: The Goddess Anahita
- Date Created: 400–600 CE
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 4.6 x 21.6 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.295
- Medium: silver gilt
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number: 1962.295
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