Greek

12 out of more than 190 Ostraka (singular ostrakon, ὄστρακον, ὀστράκου, τό), mostly made from the bases of drinking cups, bearing the name of Themistokles son of Neokles, the famed Athenian general and politician during the era of the Persian Wars of the early 5th century. Ostraka were used in voting on an ostracism, or ten-year exile from the city, a sentence used against public figures. Themistokles had a highly successful military career, but despite this, he was successfully ostracized in 472/1 BC.

An Ancient Athenian olpe, a style of oinochoe, or wine jug. This olpe is marked as public property and could have been used for official measurement. While this jug is quite plain, Many other surviving olpe bear intricate artwork.

The stamped handle of a Rhodian amphora, detailing the year (Ἐπὶ Κλειτομάχου) and month (Βαδρομίου, one of 12 Rhodian months, although the ordering of their months is unknown) that the vessel was made. Hellenistic Period.

A fragmentary water clock or klepsydra (κλεψύδρα, κλεψύδρας, ἡ, derived from κλώψ, κλωπός, ὁ, "thief" and ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τό "water."). The ΧΧ stands for two χόες, about 6.4 liters, which takes about six minutes to run out. One of the principal uses of water clocks were during trials; they measured how long a prosecutor and a defendant were permitted to speak. Late 5th c. B.C.

A funeral lekythos with relief. Above the seated figure is the inscription: ΠΕΙΘΙΣ. 4th c. B.C.

A fragment of a dedicatory inscription, later re-used as a doorsill. Note the footwear on the left side of the stone and the large notch used to hold a door post. 1st c. A.D.

Part of a hoard of over 400 Athenian silver tetradrachms originally buried in a sack. 4th c. B.C. Some coins were found loose, but most were stuck together in this mass weighing over six kilograms.

A fragment of a funerary lekythos. Names are inscribed above the heads of the three figures: Τιμοκράτης, Κλεόμαχος, Τιμοκράτης. 

A marble basin fragment, written in the Attic alphabet, ca. 500 B.C. The rim is inscribed with part of an inscription reading: “of the Bouleuterion.”

A marble base for a bronze statue. The inscription honors a young woman, who received crowns for her service as a hearth initiate, and for leading the processions at important festivals for Apollo and Athena. 2nd c. B.C.