INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Onesime
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ὀνησίμη εὐχὴν
vac. 0.095
Διὶ ὑψίστωι.
Inscription Type: |
Votive Inscription |
Date: |
2nd – 3rd c. CE |
Location: |
Athens, Pnyx |
Museum (Storage Place: |
British Museum |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ονησίμη |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicator |
Comments: |
Plaque of white marble with a relief between the two lines of the inscription representing a single breast. Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Onesime ex voto. This dedication derives from the former site of the Athenian Assembly on the Pnyx. The dedicant must have suffered from a disease or injury affecting the breast. A connection with breast-feeding or fertility in general is also plausible. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4802; IG II3 4 1271; AIUK 4.5 (BM, Dedications) αρ. 15 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-02-04 |
Edited: |