An ostracon (Greek: ὄστρακον ostrakon, plural ὄστρακα ostraka) is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel. In an archaeological or epigraphical …

Oct 27, 2020 · Pottery ostraka identifying Themistocles, 482 B.C. These were used in Athens to vote a particular citizen to be ostracised from the polis. Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens

The term "ostracism" is derived from the pottery shards that were used as voting tokens, called ostraka (singular: ostrakon ὄστρακον) in Greek. [1] Broken pottery, abundant and virtually free, …

Jun 23, 2014 · Ostraka, potsherds inscribed with the names of prominent Athenian citizens, are fascinating evidence for the politics of Classical Athens. An article by archaeologist, Heinrich …

Oct 10, 2012 · Brunner-Traut, E. Egyptian Artists' Sketches: Figured Ostraka from the Gayer-Anderson Collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum (Leiden Nederlands Insituut voor he Nabje …

Ostracon, potshard or limestone flake used in antiquity, especially by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Hebrews, as a surface for drawings or sketches, or as an alternative to papyrus …

Mar 30, 2016 · Ostraka for Themistocles Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) Ostracism was a political process used in 5th-century BCE Athens whereby those individuals considered too …

Mar 11, 2021 · Ostraca (singular: Ostracon) are small fragments of pottery, stone, or other materials that were used as a writing surface in ancient times. The word ‘ostracon’ comes from …

One of the more controversial policies of Athenian democracy was Ostracism. This blunt instrument of the state allowed its citizens to vote for the ten-year expulsion from the city of a …

4 days ago · "ostraka" published on by null. [Ar]1 A fragment of soft stone or pottery bearing jottings or a writing exercise.2 In classical Greek times a potsherd used as a voting paper. One …