IGII34 1243 Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Gamike

Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Gamike

IG II³ 4 1243 Date: 1st - 2nd cent. AD

Relief To the Highest (God), Gamike, a vow. ^[1]

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IG II³ 4 1243 (Translated text) (IG Online)

Translation by: Peter Liddel

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Plaque

Inscription type: Dedication (private, Hypsistos)

Findspot: Pnyx (Ag. PNI 6)

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[1] This is one of a number of imperial period dedications to Zeus Hypsistos (“Zeus The All High”) deriving from the former site of the Athenian Assembly on the Pnyx. For other such dedications see AIUK 4.5 no. 13, with notes. Many of them take the form of anatomical votives. In this case, a single breast is carved in relief above the inscription. Votive breasts are a common form of dedication, and several examples are known from this sanctuary (see AIUK 4.5 no. 13). They must have some connection with female health, although we need not necessarily assume that the dedicant was suffering from a disease directly afflicting the breast. A connection with breast-feeding, or fertility more generally, is also possible.

Added: 15 Mar 2022
Updated: 29 Mar 2024
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