Round altar of the Twelve Gods (120)

Found in the Santuario di Attis (IV,I,3).
Date: first century BC or AD. Diam. 0.50, h. 0.44.
On the upper edge is the Greek inscription ΔΩΔEKAΘEΩN, "(altar) of the Twelve Gods". The central figure is the seated Zeus, with a sceptre in his left and lightning bolts in his right hand. Below his throne is an eagle. In front of him is his wife Hera, to the left his daughter Athena, holding a lance. Further to the left are Artemis, with an quiver on her back, and Apollo with the zither. Further to the left are Hestia, sitting on an altar, and Hermes. Behind Hera are Demeter or perhaps Amphitrite, Poseidon (depicted similar to Asklepios), Aphrodite, Ares holding a sword, and finally Hephaistos, with a stick pointing to his lameness.
Found in 1940. A fragment with the heads of Aphrodite and Ares was found in 1867 and taken to the Museo Nazionale Romano. It is still missing on the last photo, but was added later and can be seen on the more recent third and fourth photo.

Arachne 1074121. Helbig nr. 3025. Guida p. 31 nr. 6. Guida 2024, 80-81. Photos: Wikimedia, Sailko and ICCD E023915, E023916, E023917.