The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults
This paper proposes a comparison between the votive plaques which were part of the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures, both dating for the main to the Achaemenid period. In a first section the questions of provenance and authenticity are discussed. Arguments adduced against the authenticity of some plaque...
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2023-06-01
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| description | This paper proposes a comparison between the votive plaques which were part of the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures, both dating for the main to the Achaemenid period. In a first section the questions of provenance and authenticity are discussed. Arguments adduced against the authenticity of some plaques are dismissed in the light of comparative material, some of which was recently discovered in safe contexts. A second section addresses the religious significance of these offerings. The Oxus treasure collection is consistent with known chracteristics of the god Wakhsh (Oxus), e.g. its association with the horse and its possible assimilation to Tishtrya. The Mir Zakah collection is more associated with farming and it also comprises a significant proportion of medical ex -votos (or propitiatory offerings), completely absent from the Oxus treasure. Such a repertoire could suggest that this part of the Mir Zakah treasure originally belonged to a temple of Anāhitā. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-889d5649d8d8446db545f8d62aa5999c2023-12-19T13:47:30ZcesUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaStudia Hercynia1212-58652336-81442023-06-01XXVII15464The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults Frantz GrenetThis paper proposes a comparison between the votive plaques which were part of the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures, both dating for the main to the Achaemenid period. In a first section the questions of provenance and authenticity are discussed. Arguments adduced against the authenticity of some plaques are dismissed in the light of comparative material, some of which was recently discovered in safe contexts. A second section addresses the religious significance of these offerings. The Oxus treasure collection is consistent with known chracteristics of the god Wakhsh (Oxus), e.g. its association with the horse and its possible assimilation to Tishtrya. The Mir Zakah collection is more associated with farming and it also comprises a significant proportion of medical ex -votos (or propitiatory offerings), completely absent from the Oxus treasure. Such a repertoire could suggest that this part of the Mir Zakah treasure originally belonged to a temple of Anāhitā.https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2023/12/Frantz_Grenet_54-64.pdfachaemenidanāhitābactriaforgeriesmedicinemir zakahtakht -i sanginvotive plaqueszoroastrianism. |
| spellingShingle | Frantz Grenet The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults Studia Hercynia achaemenid anāhitā bactria forgeries medicine mir zakah takht -i sangin votive plaques zoroastrianism. |
| title | The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults |
| title_full | The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults |
| title_fullStr | The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults |
| title_full_unstemmed | The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults |
| title_short | The votive plaques in the Oxus and Mir Zakah treasures: what they tell about the cults |
| title_sort | votive plaques in the oxus and mir zakah treasures what they tell about the cults |
| topic | achaemenid anāhitā bactria forgeries medicine mir zakah takht -i sangin votive plaques zoroastrianism. |
| url | https://studiahercynia.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/79/2023/12/Frantz_Grenet_54-64.pdf |
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