Plate with Anahita , early 6th century

Anahita was a goddess associated with water, fertility, wisdom, warfare, and eventually the planet Venus. Later she became incorporated into the Zoroastrian religion as a Yazata, a type of minor divinity.
Original diam: 21.6cms
Cleveland Museum of Art, Oh, USA. 1962.295

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