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title: Bronze Pinakia
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4521/bronze-pinakia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bronze Pinakia

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Bronze Pinakia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4521.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4521.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) pinakia - used to allot Athenian citizens their role as jurors. On the plate was inscribed the person's name, their father's name, and their deme (township). In the centre is a bronze ball from the machine (kleroteria) used to randomly select jurors for service. 5th to 2nd century BCE. ([Agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/agora/) Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/))

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2016, January 27). Bronze Pinakia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4521/bronze-pinakia/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Bronze Pinakia." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 27, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4521/bronze-pinakia/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Bronze Pinakia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jan 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4521/bronze-pinakia/>.

## License & Copyright

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