Votive relief showing Hygieia and four worshippers
Top left: Relief of Asklepios' sons and a family of worshippers; Top ...
| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Votive relief showing Hygieia and four worshippers |
| Context: | From Athens, Acropolis (S. Slope) |
| Findspot: | Excavated at Athens, Acropolis, Asklepieion (South Slope) |
| Summary: | Hygieia and four worshippers |
| Object Function: | Votive |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Stele, relief-decorated |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Style: | Early Hellenistic |
| Technique: | Low relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 300 BC - 250 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.43 m; W. 0.30 m |
| Scale: | Miniature (pictorial field) |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Early Hellenistic |
Subject Description: Hygieia, a youthful goddess, stands in a near frontal view, slightly to the right, with her weight on her left leg, and her right foot slightly advanced. She wears a thin chiton and a himation, and holds a portion of drapery over her left shoulder. To her right is a rectangular altar topped with a triangular gable, behind which stand four worshippers (the largest at nearly 2/3 her size) who approach her from the right: two small girls, a woman, and a man. They are shown near profile to the left, and raise their right hands in adoration.
Form & Style: The relief is framed by a simple band, the right portion of which the figures slightly overlap.
Condition: Single piece
Condition Description: Single fragment preserving the right side of the relief. Some portions of the relief, such as the head and shoulders of Hygieia, are missing.
Material Description: "Pentelic" according to Svoronos
Associated Building: Athens, Asklepieion
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