Sassanian Silver Plate with the Goddess Anahita

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Silver plate with a full-length female figure standing in its center. She holds an arch above her head. Grapevines grow from the ends of the arch and fill the space around the figure. The female figure is interpreted by scholars as the Persian fertility goddess Anahita. The grapevines can be connected to the Greek god Dionysos. Made in modern-day Iran, Sassanian Empire, 400–600 CE.

Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Art, C. M. o. (2025, February 14). Sassanian Silver Plate with the Goddess Anahita. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20006/sassanian-silver-plate-with-the-goddess-anahita/

Chicago Style

Art, Cleveland Museum of. "Sassanian Silver Plate with the Goddess Anahita." World History Encyclopedia, February 14, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20006/sassanian-silver-plate-with-the-goddess-anahita/.

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Art, Cleveland Museum of. "Sassanian Silver Plate with the Goddess Anahita." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Feb 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20006/sassanian-silver-plate-with-the-goddess-anahita/.

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