Identification Number: 00CT18U03bon01

Kerkenes Inventory ID: K00.098

Classification: Bone / Bone Object

Finding Type: Gaming Piece or Jewelry (?)

Item: Astragalus

Material: Bone

Images

Photograph 05dpnk1319 by Murat Akar.

Description

Astragalus, or knucklebone, from Ovis aries or Capra hircus (sheep or goat); left side with perforation bored through it. Heavily burned on one side.

Dimensions

Length: 27 mm. Width: 17 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Context

Palatial Complex. Structures A-D. From patchy burnt areas located on or just above the floor of Room 2 (the southern room).

Publication

Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press.