Anatomical votive relief depicting eyes

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Inventory number

ΕΑΜ 2277

Category

Sculpture

Period

Classical Period

Date

4th cent. BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.108 m
Length: 0.104 m
Width: 0.038 m

Material

Marble

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes

Description
Bibliography

Relief depicting eyes and accentuated lids. It was found in the Sanctuary of Asklepios. On its underside a joint facilitated its adjustment over a stele or other kind of base.

It is one of the innumerable votives to Asklepios offered to the god by patients either with the hope that he would cure their affected bodypart, in this case the patient’s eyes, or to express their gratitude for having being healed.

Καστριώτης, Π., Γλυπτά του Εθνικού Μουσείου, Αθήνα, 1908, σελ. 370, αρ. κατ. 2277
Rouse, W., Greek Votive offerings: an Essay in the History of Greek Religion, Cambridge, 1902, σελ. 212
Van Straten, F.T., «Gifts for the Gods», στο H.S. Versnel (επιμ.), Faith, Hope and Worship. Aspects of Religious Mentality in the Ancient World. Studies in Greek and Roman Religion 2, Leiden, 1981, σελ. 119, αρ. κατ. 9.2
Oberhelman, S., «Anatomical Votive Reliefs as Evidence for Specialization at Healing Sanctuaries in the Ancient Mediterranean World», Athens Journal of Health 1, 2014, σελ. 52