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Dish: The Goddess Anahita

Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water and fertility, was one of the last of the ancient tradition of Near Eastern nude mother goddesses.

Credit: John L. Severance Fund...

400-600 CE
Silver gilt
4.6 x 21.6cm
1962.295
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2024

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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection