On One Forgotten Olbian Relief

The article is devoted to a marble relief from Olbia, which was published by A.S. Uvarov in 1851 and has since been almost forgotten. This monument belongs to the fourth century BC. Aspects of the religious procession presented in the relief are explored. The article argues that there is a reason to believe that the deity whom this procession is approaching is neither Asclepius nor Zeus, but Achilles.

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Статья посвящена мраморному рельефу из Ольвии, который был опубликован А.С. Уваровым в 1851 г. и с тех пор почти забыт. Этот памятник относится к IV в. до н.э. Представленная на нем религиозная процессия очень интересна; есть основание считать, что божество, к которому она направляется, – это не Асклепий и не Зевс, а Ахилл.

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Greek colonies, Northern Black Sea region, Olbia, votive reliefs, religion

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греческие колонии, Северное Причерноморье, Ольвия, посвятительные рельефы, религия

Acknowledgment

This article is a translation of: Виноградов Ю.А., Шауб И.Ю. Об одном забытом ольвийском рельефе // Journal of Ancient History [Vestnik drevney istorii] 81/2 (2021), 331–339. DOI: 10.31857/S032103910014830-6

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28.06.2021

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GOST	Vinogradov Y., Schaub I. On One Forgotten Olbian Relief // Vestnik drevnei istorii – 2021. – V. 81. – Issue 2 C. 676-683 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/vdi/s032103910015610-4-1-en (circulation date: 23.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032103910015610-4
MLA	Vinogradov, Yuri, Schaub, Igor Yu "On One Forgotten Olbian Relief." Vestnik drevnei istorii 81.2 (2021):676-683. DOI: 10.31857/S032103910015610-4
APA	Vinogradov Y., Schaub I. (2021). On One Forgotten Olbian Relief. Vestnik drevnei istorii 81(2), pp.676-683 DOI: 10.31857/S032103910015610-4

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