Caption

Cow astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, Crimea Ukraine, Hellenistic period, bones, cow astragal condylo-talus bone, 332–30 BC, Myrmekion site of finding, product of nature, height 3.4 cm, A single irregularly shaped object with a rough, porous surface sits against a smooth neutral background. The object displays a range of beige and light tan tones with some darker brownish patches and speckling. Its surface has pitted textures, small holes, and worn, rounded edges, with smoother depressed areas and more rugged, craggy regions. The background is a uniform gray, and a faint, soft reflection of the object appears on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_498

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.0Mb (629.7Kb) / 13.5in x 9.8in / 4042 x 2943 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cow astragal Myrmekion Crimea Crimea Ukraine Hellenistic period bones cow astragal condylo-talus bone 332–30 Bc Myrmekion site finding product nature height 3.4 cm single irregularly shaped object rough porous surface sits smooth neutral background object displays range beige light tan tones darker brownish patches speckling surface pitted textures small holes worn rounded edges smoother depressed areas rugged craggy regions background uniform gray faint soft reflection object surface beneath .