Astragalus of a cow, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period 323–30 BC, astragalus condylo-talus bone of a cow, bones, antiquity, product of nature, height 4.6 cm, A light beige, irregularly shaped object with a porous, textured surface rests against a smooth medium-gray background; the object shows smoother rounded edges and concave depressions, areas of rough pitting and small cavities, and subtle variations of beige and off-white tones across its surface, with a faint reflection of the object visible on the gray surface beneath it.
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Astragalus of a cow, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period 323–30 BC, astragalus condylo-talus bone of a cow, bones, antiquity, product of nature, height 4.6 cm, A light beige, irregularly shaped object with a porous, textured surface rests against a smooth medium-gray background; the object shows smoother rounded edges and concave depressions, areas of rough pitting and small cavities, and subtle variations of beige and off-white tones across its surface, with a faint reflection of the object visible on the gray surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_488

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Astragalus cow Myrmekion Crimea Hellenistic period 323–30 BC astragalus condylo-talus bone bones antiquity product nature height 4.6 cm light beige irregularly shaped object porous textured surface rests smooth medium-gray background smoother rounded edges concave depressions areas rough pitting small cavities subtle variations beige off-white tones across surface faint reflection object visible gray surface beneath .

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