INSCRIPTION
Dedication dated after the priesthood of Alexandra
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἐπὶ ἱερείας Ἀλεξάνδρας
τῆς Λέοντος ἐκ Χολλειδῶν.
Inscription Type: |
Votive Inscription |
Date: |
early decades of the 1st c. CE (perhaps under Tiberius) |
Location: |
Athens, westwards from the Parthenon |
Museum (Storage Place: |
In situ (IG) |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αλεξάνδρα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess |
Comments: |
Base of blue-gray (“Hymettian”) marble. Dedication perhaps to Athena Polias, dated after the priesthood of Alexandra, priestess of the goddess. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4342 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-07 |
Edited: |