Astragalus of a cow, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period, astragalus condylo-talus bone of a cow, bones, antiquity, 323–30 BC, Myrmekion place of finding, product of nature, height 4.6 cm, A light beige, irregularly shaped object with porous, pitted textures rests against a smooth gray background, showing areas of smoother rounded surfaces and rougher, hole-filled regions; the object casts a faint reflection on the glossy surface below, and the visible colors include beige, cream, and gray.
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Astragalus of a cow, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period, astragalus condylo-talus bone of a cow, bones, antiquity, 323–30 BC, Myrmekion place of finding, product of nature, height 4.6 cm, A light beige, irregularly shaped object with porous, pitted textures rests against a smooth gray background, showing areas of smoother rounded surfaces and rougher, hole-filled regions; the object casts a faint reflection on the glossy surface below, and the visible colors include beige, cream, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_490

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Astragalus cow Myrmekion Crimea Hellenistic period astragalus condylo-talus bone bones antiquity 323–30 Bc Myrmekion place finding product nature height 4.6 cm light beige irregularly shaped object porous pitted textures rests smooth gray background showing areas smoother rounded surfaces rougher hole-filled regions object casts faint reflection glossy surface visible colors include beige cream gray.

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