INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Isias
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Εἰσιὰς ὑψ[ίστῳ]
εὐχ[ήν].
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 |
Ισιάς |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicator |
Comments: |
Plaque of white marble with a relief representing a single breast above the inscription. Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Isias 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 4804; IG II3 4 1255; AIUK 4.5 (BM, Dedications) αρ. 13 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-02-04 |
Edited: |