Caption

Cow astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, Hellenistic period, antiquity, bones, cow astragal condylo-talus bone, 332–30 BC, Myrmekion, product of nature, height 3.4 cm, A roughly irregular shaped object with a porous, pitted surface in shades of beige, tan, cream, and light brown sits against a uniform medium gray background; the object displays smooth rounded contours, concave depressions, and textured rough areas with small cavities and fibrous-looking patches, and a faint reflection of the object appears on the glossy gray surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_496

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.0Mb (626.4Kb) / 13.5in x 9.8in / 4042 x 2943 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cow astragal Myrmekion Crimea Hellenistic period antiquity bones cow astragal condylo-talus bone 332–30 Bc Myrmekion product nature height 3.4 cm roughly irregular shaped object porous pitted surface shades beige tan cream light brown sits uniform medium gray background object displays smooth rounded contours concave depressions textured rough areas small cavities fibrous-looking patches faint reflection glossy gray surface .