Dedicatory inscribed plaque found in 1897 in the Sanctuary of Apollo Hypoakraios.

It is rectangular in shape with three myrtle wreaths rendered in low relief. The rhomboid leaves are sparse whereas there is no indication of other details or the plant’s fruits.

Inscribed over the wreaths is ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙ ΥΠ’ ΑΚΡΑΙΣ Ο ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣΑΣ ΕΡΑΤΩΝ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ and within each wreath ΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ ΤΡΕΒΕΛΛΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΛΑΜΠΤΡΕΩΣ, Ο ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣΑΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟΥ ΕΡΑΤΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ ΒΗΣΑΙΕΥΣ, ΘΕΣΜΟΘΕΤΗΣ ΕΙΡΗΝΑΙΟΣ ΣΩΤΟΥ ΒΕΡΕΝΙΚΙΔΗΣ, that is “To Apollo Hyp’ Akrais dedicated Eraton when the Eponymous Archon was Trebellius Rufus from the municipality of Lamptron, secretary of the council (synedrion) was Eraton son of Antigonos from the municipality of Bese, Thesmothetes was Eirinaios son of Sotos from the municipality of Berenikides”.

According to the inscriptions cut into the limited space left after the wreaths were chiseled, the dedication was made by Eraton, who in the inscription over the wreaths is defined as the secretary to the Thesmothetae and in the middle wreath inscription as the council secretary.

In the cave of Apollo Hyppoakraios and its vicinity about seventy similar plaques have been retrieved. These plaques are a typical category of dedicatory inscriptions of the Roman period spanning from the beginning of the 1st down to the middle of the 3rd centuries AD. The relief myrtle wreaths most possibly represent those worn by the Nine Archons during their annual appointment and symbolised their political and religious authority. The plaques appear to have been dedicated in mid-summer when the Archons’ and the secretary to the Thesmothetae offices came to an end. This practice most likely signified their transition to the office of the Areopagites since the former Archons became members of the Areopagus Council for life.