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| Torso of kore, front, from pediment of Temple of Hera, NM 3869 ... Alison Frantz ... Full frontal from pediment of Temple of Hera, Cassandra rescuing Palladion added ... May 19 1965 ... from pediment of Temple of Hera, Cassandra rescuing Palladion added |
| Torso of kore, left side, from pediment of Temple of Hera, NM 3869 ... Alison Frantz ... Full side from pediment of Temple of Hera, Cassandra rescuing Palladion added ... May 19 1965 ... Torso of kore, left side, from pediment of Temple of Hera, NM 3869 |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/political_organization_of_attica.html Political Organization of Attica: Demes and Tribal Representation Each tribe was divided into three parts, and each third (trittys) was from one of the three regions of Attica, plain, coast, or hills ... Birth of Democracy: Political Organization of Attica |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/practice_of_ostracism.html Ostracism Soon after their victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of any rising tyrant ... Birth of Democracy: Practice of Ostracism |
Monument of Nikias ... Monument of Nikias |
| Ostrakon of Nikias ... Horizontal (normal) ... Ostrakon of Nikias. |
| Fragment from the handle of a large coarseware jar or amphora, oval in section, broken at both ends.
Two lines of text running along length of handle:
Orange clay with light inclusions, covered with ... 18 May 1981 ... of a large coarseware jar ...
Two lines of text running along length of handle: ... Protect from impact and abrasion. Raking light needed for display of inscription. |
| Large flat oval gem with edges slighlty bevelled on underside. Extremely good workmanship. In intaglio: Diomedes, seated, with short curly hair, nude torso with well developed musculature, and filmy scarf ... according to Corinth 12 ... Diomedes, palladion |
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