Caption

Goat astragal, Myrmekion Crimea, astragal condylo-talus bone from a goat, bones, antiquity; 332–30 BC Hellenistic period, Myrmekion place of finding, product of nature, length 2.1 cm, A pale beige, irregularly shaped object with a smooth, slightly pitted surface sits against a uniform gray background, showing subtle darker beige and brown speckles and smudges; the object casts a soft reflection on the glossy gray surface beneath it, and its form includes rounded protrusions, concave curves, and shallow indentations, with visible texture variations and gentle shadows emphasizing its contours.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_047

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.0Mb (211.2Kb) / 12.3in x 8.8in / 3703 x 2644 (300dpi)

Keywords

Goat astragal Myrmekion Crimea astragal condylo-talus bone goat bones antiquity 332–30 BC Hellenistic period Myrmekion place finding product nature length 2.1 cm pale beige irregularly shaped object smooth slightly pitted surface sits uniform gray background showing subtle darker beige brown speckles smudges object casts soft reflection glossy gray surface beneath form includes rounded protrusions concave curves shallow indentations visible texture variations gentle shadows emphasizing contours.