INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Eutychis
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Εὐτυχὶς ὑψίστῳ εὐ-
χή<ν>.
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 |
Ευτυχίς |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicator |
Comments: |
Plaque of white marble with a relief representing a single breast beneath the inscription. Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Eutychis 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 4803; IG II3 4 1272; AIUK 4.5 (BM, Dedications) αρ. 14 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-02-04 |
Edited: |