Caption

Astragalus of a cow, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period, astragalus condylo-talus bone of a cow, bones, product of nature, 323–30 BC, found at Myrmekion, height 4.6 cm, A single irregularly shaped object resembling a bone sits against a plain background; the object has a rough, porous texture with areas of smoothness and worn edges, with visible small pits and cavities across its surface and subtle surface scratches and fissures. The object displays a range of beige, tan, cream, and light brown tones with slightly darker brown shadows in recessed areas and faint off-white highlights on raised ridges. The background is a uniform gray, and the object casts a soft, diffuse reflection and shadow on a glossy surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.2Mb (860.4Kb) / 14.4in x 12.2in / 4309 x 3670 (300dpi)

Keywords

Astragalus cow Myrmekion Crimea Hellenistic period astragalus condylo-talus bone bones product nature 323–30 Bc Myrmekion height 4.6 cm single irregularly shaped object resembling bone sits plain background rough porous texture areas smoothness worn edges visible small pits cavities across surface subtle surface scratches fissures object displays range beige tan cream light brown tones slightly darker brown shadows recessed areas faint off-white highlights raised ridges background uniform gray object casts soft diffuse reflection shadow glossy surface beneath .