Detail View: The AMICA Library: Dish: The Goddess Anahita
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1962.295
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Iran
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Iran, Sasanian
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Title:
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Dish: The Goddess Anahita
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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400-600
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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600
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Materials and Techniques:
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silver gilt
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Style or Period:
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Sasanian
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 4.6cm x 21.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1962.295
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Anahita, the Zoroastrian goddess of water and fertility, was one of the last of the ancient tradition of Near Eastern nude mother goddesses.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1962.295.tif
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