The statue of goddess Anahit will be exhibited at the Museum of History of Yerevan

The head sculpture and left arm of the bronze statue of Goddess Anahit were temporarily brought to Armenia from the British Museum. The statue of Goddess Anahit will be on display at the Museum of Armenian History for about 6 months on Armenia’s Independence Day starting September 21. The international exhibition, which will showcase motherhood, will be titled “Mother Divinity, Mary by Anahit”.

In an interview with Public TV, Zhanna Andreasyan considered the day symbolic and spoke about such cooperation in the international sphere.

So far we have had many successful collaborations with various prestigious museums. Usually our exhibits were displayed outside. Today we have a unique opportunity also in the sense that we lend exhibits from prestigious museums and make them available to our community.

The statue of the goddess was found in 1872 in the village of Satala in the Erzrum province of Western Armenia. It passed into the hands of different merchants, then ended up in Rome, in the British Museum. The official page of the latter mentions that instead of eyes the statue probably had precious stones, and the head was damaged during excavations.

Director of the Historical Museum David Petrosyan signed a loan agreement for the goddess statue back in April. Similar cooperation is planned for the future.