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Hand holding drapery from a bronze cult statue of Anihita, a local goddess shown here in the guise of Aphrodite
Hand holding drapery from a bronze cult statue of Anihita, a local goddess shown here in the guise of Aphrodite
Artist : Anonymous

Model : Anahita

Date : approx. between 200 and 100 B.C.

Material : Bronze
British Museum
The Hellenistic world
Ground Floor - Section 21
Item 7 on 149
Greek Antiquities
Sculpture (Main)

Area related
Satala (Turkey)



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D'origine assyrienne et assimilée à la planète Vénus, Anahita est la déesse perse de la pureté, de la fécondation et de l'investiture royale, ainsi que la maîtresse de la guerre et du destin des hommes.
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