Matteo Compareti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5155934 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matteo Compareti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matteo |
| FAMILY NAME | Compareti |
| SIGNATURE | COMPARETI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Capital Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9585-2510 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Possible Symbolic Representations Referring to Anāhitā in Sasanian Sigillography
Anāhitā, the Avestan fertility goddess and the personification of planet Venus, was very popular in Persia and the Caucasus region during pre-Christian and pre-Islamic times. She probably presented connections with her Mesopotamian counterpart Inanna-Ištar whose symbolic animals were the lion and, most likely, the ram. Since the lion had become the symbolic animal of Sumero-Akkadian Nanaya-Nana among the Central Asian Iranian peoples, Anāhitā pos…
Observations on the Possible Pre-Buddhist Substratum of Khotanese Deities Accompanied by Horses from Recently Investigated Archaeological Sites
Among the painted wooden tablets found at Dandan Oilik (Khotan), possibly dated to the seventh–eighth century, A. Stein and other scholars pointed to the presence of non-Indian deities that could be rooted in the pre-Buddhist Khotanese religious milieu. Since the language spoken in ancient Khotan belonged to the Eastern Iranian branch of the so-called Indo-European languages, it seemed obvious to some experts to imagine that the local deities dep…
On an Enigmatic Deity with a Dragon on a Chorasmian Silver Bowl from Dagestan
At least five specimens constituting the small group of Chorasmian silver vessels present an image of the Mesopotamian goddess Nana who was very popular in pre-Islamic Central Asia. One silver bowl found in Dagestan at present kept in the State Hermitage Museum is embellished with the image of a deity sitting on a dragon whose identity is not clear. Scholars considered this deity to be a woman because of her clean-shaven face, long hair and garme…
A Central Asian Silver Dish with a Greek Mythological Scene found in Dulan (Qinghai)
One metal dish from Reshui royal Tibetan graves (Dulan, Qinghai Province) recently entered the collection of the Dulan County Museum after being confiscated by Chinese police. The scene on the dish is not easily distinguishable because of the bad state of preservation of this metalwork. The present short paper discusses the possibility that this scene could be identified as an episode of the Trojan War that included Ajax and Cassandra
The Representation of Non-Buddhist Deities in Khotanese Paintings and Some Related Problems
Iranian Composite Creatures between the Caucasus and Western China
In the light of recent investigations by archaeologists and historians of art, several textile decorative patterns that have been uncritically attributed to Sasanian Persia in the past should be considered most likely Central Asian creations. Typical Iranian composite creatures, such as the so-called simurgh , had become very popular in Eurasia since the 7th century A.D. However, for some reason not completely clear, the so-called simurgh was not…
CHAPTER 2 The Late Sasanian Figurative Capitals at Taq-i Bustan
Nana and Tish in Sogdiana
Two Seal Impressions from Kāfer Qalʿa (Samarkand) and the Representations of Iranian Divinities
Among the seal impressions found at the late Sogdian/early Islamic site of Kāfer Qalʿa, a few kilometers south of Samarkand, certain ones deserve special attention due to the divinities which embellish them. Two of these seal impressions are studied in detail in the present paper, within the framework of Zoroastrian religion and iconography. Some hypotheses on the utility of Kāfer Qalʿa as an important Sogdian administrative center during Late An…
The Spread Wings Motif on Armenian Steles
This paper is a study on the so-called “spread wings”—a particular element of the Sasanian art that is attested also in other regions of the Persian Empire in Late Antiquity, including the western coast of the Persian Gulf and the Caucasus. The spread wings can be observed on Sasanian coins above the royal crowns, which are considered specific for every Sasanian sovereign, supporting astronomical elements, like the crescent, star, and, possibly, …
The Spread Wings Motif on Armenian Steles
This paper is a study on the so-called “spread wings”—a particular element of the Sasanian art that is attested also in other regions of the Persian Empire in Late Antiquity, including the western coast of the Persian Gulf and the Caucasus. The spread wings can be observed on Sasanian coins above the royal crowns, which are considered specific for every Sasanian sovereign, supporting astronomical elements, like the crescent, star, and, possibly, …
The Spread Wings Motif on Armenian Steles
This paper is a study on the so-called “spread wings”—a particular element of the Sasanian art that is attested also in other regions of the Persian Empire in Late Antiquity, including the western coast of the Persian Gulf and the Caucasus. The spread wings can be observed on Sasanian coins above the royal crowns, which are considered specific for every Sasanian sovereign, supporting astronomical elements, like the crescent, star, and, possibly, …
Two Seal Impressions from Kāfer Qalʿa (Samarkand) and the Representations of Iranian Divinities
Among the seal impressions found at the late Sogdian/early Islamic site of Kāfer Qalʿa, a few kilometers south of Samarkand, certain ones deserve special attention due to the divinities which embellish them. Two of these seal impressions are studied in detail in the present paper, within the framework of Zoroastrian religion and iconography. Some hypotheses on the utility of Kāfer Qalʿa as an important Sogdian administrative center during Late An…
CHAPTER 2 The Late Sasanian Figurative Capitals at Taq-i Bustan
Nana and Tish in Sogdiana
The Representation of Non-Buddhist Deities in Khotanese Paintings and Some Related Problems
Iranian Composite Creatures between the Caucasus and Western China
In the light of recent investigations by archaeologists and historians of art, several textile decorative patterns that have been uncritically attributed to Sasanian Persia in the past should be considered most likely Central Asian creations. Typical Iranian composite creatures, such as the so-called simurgh , had become very popular in Eurasia since the 7th century A.D. However, for some reason not completely clear, the so-called simurgh was not…
A Central Asian Silver Dish with a Greek Mythological Scene found in Dulan (Qinghai)
One metal dish from Reshui royal Tibetan graves (Dulan, Qinghai Province) recently entered the collection of the Dulan County Museum after being confiscated by Chinese police. The scene on the dish is not easily distinguishable because of the bad state of preservation of this metalwork. The present short paper discusses the possibility that this scene could be identified as an episode of the Trojan War that included Ajax and Cassandra
On an Enigmatic Deity with a Dragon on a Chorasmian Silver Bowl from Dagestan
At least five specimens constituting the small group of Chorasmian silver vessels present an image of the Mesopotamian goddess Nana who was very popular in pre-Islamic Central Asia. One silver bowl found in Dagestan at present kept in the State Hermitage Museum is embellished with the image of a deity sitting on a dragon whose identity is not clear. Scholars considered this deity to be a woman because of her clean-shaven face, long hair and garme…
Possible Symbolic Representations Referring to Anāhitā in Sasanian Sigillography
Anāhitā, the Avestan fertility goddess and the personification of planet Venus, was very popular in Persia and the Caucasus region during pre-Christian and pre-Islamic times. She probably presented connections with her Mesopotamian counterpart Inanna-Ištar whose symbolic animals were the lion and, most likely, the ram. Since the lion had become the symbolic animal of Sumero-Akkadian Nanaya-Nana among the Central Asian Iranian peoples, Anāhitā pos…
Observations on the Possible Pre-Buddhist Substratum of Khotanese Deities Accompanied by Horses from Recently Investigated Archaeological Sites
Among the painted wooden tablets found at Dandan Oilik (Khotan), possibly dated to the seventh–eighth century, A. Stein and other scholars pointed to the presence of non-Indian deities that could be rooted in the pre-Buddhist Khotanese religious milieu. Since the language spoken in ancient Khotan belonged to the Eastern Iranian branch of the so-called Indo-European languages, it seemed obvious to some experts to imagine that the local deities dep…
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