Terracotta statuette with an image of goddess with a child. Found in Artashat, Armenia. Dated 1st century CE
“This figurine depicts a woman seated in a chair holding a child in her arms, the surface of which is covered in a yellow-green coating. This theme is typical of clay figurines from the classical period. The woman is depicted from the front, in a frontal pose. The lower part is decorated with luxurious folds of clothing. To the left, with his face pressed to his chest, stands a naked child. The theme of the figurine is a scene of infant feeding, itself a symbol of fertility.” [History Museum of Armenia https://historymuseum.am]
Matteo Compareti, Armenian Pre-Christian Divinities: Some Evidence from the History of Art and Archaeological Investigation https://www.academia.edu
Viktorya Vasilyan, The Origin of the Iconographic Type of Virgin as Odigidria — “Showing the Way” and its Relation to the Ancient Armenian Art https://www.academia.edu
Nzhdeh Yeranyan and Ani Adigyozalyan, THE CULT OF MOTHERHOOD AND FERTILITY I N THE ANCIENT MINIATURE SCULPTURES OF ARMENIA
Artashat https://hetq.am/hy/article/130346
Anahita https://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Religions/iranian/anahita.htm
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