Rostami, Houshang, Vasegh Abbasi, Amir Reza (2023). An Iconographic Study of the Goddess Anāhitā in Bas-Reliefs and Stuccos of the Sassanian Period. , 30(4), 1-23.
Houshang Rostami; Amir Reza Vasegh Abbasi. "An Iconographic Study of the Goddess Anāhitā in Bas-Reliefs and Stuccos of the Sassanian Period". , 30, 4, 2023, 1-23.
Rostami, Houshang, Vasegh Abbasi, Amir Reza (2023). 'An Iconographic Study of the Goddess Anāhitā in Bas-Reliefs and Stuccos of the Sassanian Period', , 30(4), pp. 1-23.
Rostami, Houshang, Vasegh Abbasi, Amir Reza An Iconographic Study of the Goddess Anāhitā in Bas-Reliefs and Stuccos of the Sassanian Period. , 2023; 30(4): 1-23.

An Iconographic Study of the Goddess Anāhitā in Bas-Reliefs and Stuccos of the Sassanian Period

The International Journal of Humanities
Article 1, Volume 30, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 1-23    PDF (1.81 M)
Document Type: Original Research
Authors
Houshang Rostami* 1; Amir Reza Vasegh Abbasi2
1Phd of Archeology
2Assistant Professor, Archaeology Department, University of Gonabad
Abstract
Anahita, a prominent Zoroastrian goddess, has always had importance status and widely revered during the Sassanian period. In the present research, relying on the studies of Sassanian bas-reliefs and stuccos, an attempt has been made to study the role of this goddess in Sassanian art. The results of this research clearly indicate that Anahita, among the other Zoroastrian deities, has always had a valuable place in those eras because she was thought to offer wisdom to those who revered her. Personification and depiction of the goddess Anahita in human icons in Sassanian bas-reliefs and stuccos were an attempt by the Sassanian emperors to legitimize their rule.
Keywords
Goddess Anahita: Sassanian; Bas-Relief; Stucco
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