Caption

Cow astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, Crimea Ukraine, Hellenistic period, antiquity, bone condylo-talus bone. Regular hole drilled in the center. 332–30 BC. Found at Myrmekion. Natural material; height 4.2 cm., A single irregularly shaped object with a rough, weathered surface rests against a plain background; the object has a porous texture in places and smoother rounded bulges in others, with a hole through its central area and visible cracks and pits. The visible colors include dark gray, charcoal, black, with lighter gray highlights and hints of brown tones. The background is a uniform light gray, and the object casts a soft reflection and subtle shadow on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_478

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Rights managed

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37.4Mb (815.2Kb) / 12.9in x 11.3in / 3872 x 3379 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cow astragal Myrmekion Crimea Crimea Ukraine Hellenistic period antiquity bone condylo-talus bone Regular hole drilled center 332–30 Bc Myrmekion Natural material height 4.2 cm single irregularly shaped object rough weathered surface rests plain background object porous texture places smoother rounded bulges hole central area visible cracks pits visible colors include dark gray charcoal black lighter gray highlights hints brown tones background uniform light gray object casts soft reflection subtle shadow surface beneath .