Bronze juror's identification ticket

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156

Inscribed "Epikrates of the deme [political district] of Scambonidae"

Each Athenian citizen on jury duty for a given year was issued a bronze plaque carrying an official stamp and his name. On the day of a trial, the prospective jurors appeared before a magistrate in charge of selecting a jury and their plaques were placed in a device that ensured random selection.

Bronze juror's identification ticket, Bronze, Greek, Attic

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Bronze juror's identification ticket, Bronze, Greek, Attic
Bronze juror's identification ticket, Bronze, Greek, Attic

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