Reproduction of Juror's Ticket, Dikast Pinakion, Allotment Plate
1930.01.0003
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Reproduction of Juror's Ticket, Dikast Pinakion, Allotment Plate (1930.01.0003) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Classical, 367 - 360 BCE |
| Culture | Greek |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 8.2 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.8 cm |
| Weight | 216 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Metal--Bronze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
| Munsell Color Information | Black (N 2.25/ 3.8% R) Light Bluish Green (10G 6.5/3) Pale Orange Yellow (10YR 8.5/4) |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Kroll Class V with same seal and section-letter format as in Class IV (Section-letter in upper left corner, triobol seal beneath, and gorgoneion seal at right. Double-bodied owl secondary seal.) Owner’s names inscribed with added pierced holes. Kroll catalog no. 88 (fig. 151) Athens National Museum Inv. Bronze 8064. In Greek: Z in square punch; Epichares on line 1. Triobol in circular punch; hAlaie[us] double-bodied owl in square punch; gorgonioneion in circular punch on line 2. Epikrates Epicharous Halieus mentioned in a votive inscription dated 400–350 BCE (IG II2, 4884) could be the owner’s son or father. |
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| Description | Inscribed bronze rectangle used as a dicast pinakeion or juror’s ticket. |
| Comparanda | Related to 30.1.1. |
| Bibliography | Kroll, John. Athenian Bronze Allotment Plates. Cambridge, MA, 1972, pp. 188–89 no. 88. Kroll, John H. 1984. “More Athenian Bronze Allotment Plates,” in Studies Presented to Sterling Dow on His Eightieth Birthday. Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Monographs 10. Durham: Duke University, 165– 71. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | Original from a grave in Kypseli (Athens). |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Classical Museum Purchase |
| Reproduction | yes |
| Reproduction Information | Original is located in the Athens National Museum; Inv. Bronze 8064. |