Description
| ITEM | Astragalus, knuckle-bone |
| MATERIAL | Glass |
| CULTURE | Roman |
| PERIOD | 1st – 3rd Century A.D |
| DIMENSIONS | 6 mm x 18 mm |
| CONDITION | Good condition |
| PROVENANCE | Ex U.K private collection (Cambridgeshire); Formerly in the Igor Karmiloff collection (1925-2016), UN economist and author of Flashbacks, Icons of Impermanence, Bloomington, 2009; acquired in the 1950s-early 1990s |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | DE GROSSI MAZZORIN, J., MINNITI, C. Ancient use of the knuckle-bone for rituals and gaming piece (2013) KOERPER, H. C., WHITNEY-DESAUTELS, N. A. Astragalus Bones: Artifacts or ecofacts (1999) |
