Head of the Goddess Anahita

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 12 May 2016
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Head from a bronze cult statue of Anahita, a local goddess shown here in the guise of Aphrodite. From Satala, Armenia minor, c. 200-100 BCE.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 12). Head of the Goddess Anahita. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5064/head-of-the-goddess-anahita/

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