Cow astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period, antiquity, bones, cow astragal condylo-talus bone, 332–30 BC, Myrmekion place of finding, product of nature, height 3.4 cm, A weathered irregular object with a rough, pitted surface sits against a plain background; the object is mainly beige and tan with areas of light brown and pale cream, showing porous textures and small holes across its surface, rounded protrusions and indentations create an uneven silhouette, and a faint darker smudge is visible on one side.
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Cow astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period, antiquity, bones, cow astragal condylo-talus bone, 332–30 BC, Myrmekion place of finding, product of nature, height 3.4 cm, A weathered irregular object with a rough, pitted surface sits against a plain background; the object is mainly beige and tan with areas of light brown and pale cream, showing porous textures and small holes across its surface, rounded protrusions and indentations create an uneven silhouette, and a faint darker smudge is visible on one side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Cow astragal Myrmekion Crimea Hellenistic period antiquity bones cow astragal condylo-talus bone 332–30 Bc Myrmekion place finding product nature height 3.4 cm weathered irregular object rough pitted surface sits plain background object mainly beige tan areas light brown pale cream showing porous textures small holes across surface rounded protrusions indentations create uneven silhouette faint darker smudge visible side.

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