APC Image: AK 1038: Two fragments of marble reliefs. Left: Fragment of plaque of white marble, found close to the Parthenon drum. One corner of the plaque, probably the lower left, remains. Within a narrow, raised edge is preserved part of a relief roughly circular in shape. It resembles the kind of votive slabs found in large numbers in the sanctuary of Aphrodite on the road to Eleusis. These are crude representations of female genitalia, which seem to have been the cult symbols in that sanctuary. A similar relief is now in the annex of the Acropolis Museum. Dr. Walter suggested that this may have been dedicated to Asklepios or Artemis Brauronia, but the similarity to the reliefs referred to above seems to show that it was dedicated to Aphrodite. Right: Small fragment of plaque of Pentelic marble. Part of the edge, probably the left, is preserved. The back is rough. Along one side was a low moulding. Of the relief is preserved a section of two concentric circles, which seem to be part of a shield. Object Description: | | Two fragments of marble reliefs. Left: Fragment of plaque of white marble, found close to the Parthenon drum. One corner of the plaque, probably the lower left, remains. Within a narrow, raised edge is preserved part of a relief roughly circular in shape. It resembles the kind of votive slabs found in large numbers in the sanctuary of Aphrodite on the road to Eleusis. These are crude representations of female genitalia, which seem to have been the cult symbols in that sanctuary. A similar relief is now in the annex of the Acropolis Museum. Dr. Walter suggested that this may have been dedicated to Asklepios or Artemis Brauronia, but the similarity to the reliefs referred to above seems to show that it was dedicated to Aphrodite. Right: Small fragment of plaque of Pentelic marble. Part of the edge, probably the left, is preserved. The back is rough. Along one side was a low moulding. Of the relief is preserved a section of two concentric circles, which seem to be part of a shield. | Negative Number: | | AK 1038 | Category: | | Architectural structures and elements | Subcategory: | | Relief | Site: | | Acropolis, North Slope | City: | | Athens | Region: | | Attica | Country: | | Greece | Date: | | 1934 | Format: | | Glass-plate | Dimensions: | | 18 X 13 | Bibliography: | | Hesperia 4 (1935), p. 141, 31. | Notes: | | Left: At Agora Excavations, new photo exists. Right: At Acropolis Store Rooms. | Repository: | | ASCSA ARCHIVES | Collection Title: | | Archaeological Photographic Collection | Series: | | AK | Image Width: | | 2130 | Image Height: | | 1548 |
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