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- Title
The Study of Statue of Women on Iranian Coins.
- Authors
Fathi, Leila
- Abstract
By examining Iranian coins, this study investigates the statues of Iranian women and manner their presence from Achaemenid periods until Jalayerian era in Iran. The study deals with coins since they are regarded as the precious documents of history, culture, and art of every nation and state, and relatively less affected by physical corrosion. The general purpose of this research is to study the women statues in different periods of Iran with regard to the motifs and decorations as well as minted writing son the coins. Examined coins reveal that the presence of women on the coins changes depending on converting to Islam--as before and after Islam. The study concludes two different aspects whether before Islam and after Islam as follow: 1. Based on beliefs and faiths of those era with the goddesses' statues; 2. Based on political aspects of those era.
- Subjects
IRANIAN coins; GODDESSES; WOMEN in Islam; HUMAN figure in art; ACHAEMENID dynasty, 705 B.C.-330 B.C.
- Publication
Journal of History, Culture & Art Research / Tarih Kültür ve Sanat Arastirmalari Dergisi, 2016, Vol 5, Issue 4, p278
- ISSN
2147-0626
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7596/taksad.v5i4.603