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Ostrakon of Cimon, an Athenian statesman, showing his name

An ostracon (Greek: ostrakon, plural ostraka) is a piece of pottery (or stone), usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel. In archaeology, ostraca may contain scratched-in words or other forms of writing which may give clues as to the time when the piece was in use. The word is derived from Greek ostrakon, meaning a shell or a shard of pottery used as a voting ballot. It is a common error for the plural form ostraca to be used as the singular for ostracon.

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The Ostracon The Ostracon www.egyptstudy.org/ostracon/index.html - Web

Archeologist discovers 3000-year old ostracon Archeologist discovers 3000-year old ostracon www.cnn.com/.../index.html - Web

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