Caption

Cow astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, Crimea Ukraine, Hellenistic period, antiquity, bones, cow astragal condylo-talus bone, 332–30 BC, Myrmekion place of finding, product of nature, height 3.4 cm, A small irregularly shaped object with a rough, porous surface, shown against a uniform gray background and resting on a reflective surface. The object is primarily beige and light tan with areas of darker tan and light brown discoloration and small pits and indentations. It has rounded protrusions and concave depressions, with a few smoother worn areas and some rougher, crumbly textures. There is a visible mark in a red color on one side of the object. The reflection of the object on the surface below shows muted beige and gray tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_495

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.0Mb (422.6Kb) / 13.5in x 9.8in / 4042 x 2943 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cow astragal Myrmekion Crimea Crimea Ukraine Hellenistic period antiquity bones cow astragal condylo-talus bone 332–30 Bc Myrmekion place finding product nature height 3.4 cm small irregularly shaped object rough porous surface shown uniform gray background resting reflective surface primarily beige light tan areas darker tan light brown discoloration small pits indentations rounded protrusions concave depressions smoother worn areas rougher crumbly textures visible mark red color side reflection surface muted beige gray tones.