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Apr 2, 2008

Dish: The Goddess Anahita

AD 400–600

Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century

Silver gilt

Overall: 4.6 x 21.6 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

Weight: 523 g (1.15 lbs.)

John L. Severance Fund 1962.295

Location

102A Ancient Near East

Description

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

Citations

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 14 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 14 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 7 archive.org

Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359. Reproduced: p. 338, fig. 20 www.jstor.org

Jaffer, Amin, Jasper Gaunt, and Émilie Foyer. Treasures of the Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel De La Marine. 2021. Mentioned: p. 150

Exhibition history

Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).

Paintings by Tao-chi. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (August 13-September 29, 1967).

The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).

Splendeur des Sassanides. Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium (organizer) (February 12-April 25, 1993).

All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).

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