Ostraka prepared for ostracism vote against Themistocles

Agora Museum, Athens, Greece

Circular pottery sherds and fragments, most appearing as drinking cup bases (kylikes) with black-glazed interiors and reserved undersides bearing inscribed names. The vessels are arranged in rows, with a large intact black-glazed vessel positioned centrally in the upper display, surrounded by individual ostraka voting sherds.

Collection of pottery sherds (ostraka) inscribed with the name of Themistocles prepared for democratic ostracism voting procedure

Genre: 482 BC

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Ostraka prepared for ostracism vote against Themistocles

Material: Terracotta pottery sherds with black glazeDate range: 482 BCOrigin: From a well on the...

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