Object: Agora XXX, no. 570 | Chronology: | | Ca. 480-470 B.C. | | Deposit: | | H 6 | | Published Number: | | AV 30.570 | | References: | | Object: P 27789
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Wall fragment. Scratch on outside; some pitting. Max. dim. 0.055. E. Vanderpool, Hesperia 37, 1968, p. 120, no. 5, pl. 34; Agora XXV, p. 89, no. 596 and fig. 18.
At the left is part of a round shield. The two parallel lines to the left of the curved incision may be the shaft of a spear. At the right, drapery (himation and chiton) of a figure to left. Preliminary sketch. Relief contour. Rim of shield incised (compass-drawn). Reused as an ostrakon for Kimon.
For the ostracism of Kimon, most probably in the spring of 461 B.C., see Agora XXV, pp. 88--89 with bibliography.
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