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[Agora Publication] Ostraka

Lang, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The scraps of pottery on which were written the names of candidates for ostracism are one of the most intriguing pieces of evidence for ancient democracy found in the Athenian Agora. This book is a complete ... 1990

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[Agora Object] P 15458: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

Semi-glazed krater rim; well rounded. Black glaze on inside and on rim; narrow band of reddish-brown just below rim outside. Incised below rim inside: Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica, ... 9-10 June 1939

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[Agora Object] P 15460: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

Wall fragment of a black figured amphora; parts of two draped standing figures outside; glaze almost all peeled. Incised inside, upside-down to the pot: Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica, ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15463: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From a coarse pot or pithos. Incised outside, around the edges of the fragment: Heavy fabric; brownish clay with fine mica and coarse grits. Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15464: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

Thick sherd of coarse pinkish fabric with straw impressions, perhaps from a tile. Incised outside: Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15467: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From the wall of a semi-glazed krater; thin wash and glaze band outside; black to brown glaze inside, much peeled and pitted. Incised inside along edge: Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15500: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

Fragment of unglazed pot, smooth surface. Incised outside (broken at right): Pinkish-buff clay. Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15501: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From the shoulder of a coarse unglazed pot. Mended from two pieces. Incised inside (broken at left): Red clay with gray core. Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15502: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From a pot with streaky glaze wash outside; red glaze (run down?) inside. Incised outside (slightly broken at both ends): Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15504: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

Pithos fragment. Incised outside: broken at right: Brown micaceous clay with grits; thick pink core. Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15505: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From a semi-glazed krater. Red glaze inside, brownish band outside. Incised outside, diagonally to the pot; broken at left: Green sand fill in bottom of drain. 1776 Leica ... 9-10 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15577: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From a coarse pot. Incised outside, diagonally to the pot: Micaceous brown clay with gray core. Green sand at bottom of drain. 2352 Leica ... 12 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15811: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From the shoulder of a coarse unglazed pot. Incised outside: Orange-buff clay. Early sand fill under drain. 1776 ff. Leica ... 9-12 June 1939

[Agora Object] P 15818: Ostrakon of Themistokles Neokleous Phrearrios

From a cooking pot of household-ware fabric, burned black. Incised inside: Early sand fill under drain. 1776 ff. Leica ... 9-12 June 1939

[Agora Deposit] C 18:11: Early Drain Channel Pit

Ostrakon deposit, sand fill in a shallow channel in bedrock at the bottom of the Great Drain in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of Nymphs. This group of ostraka may well come from a single ... Ca. 490-480 B.C.