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Talus (small bones located in the tarsus of sheep)
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Astragali (small bones located in the tarsus of sheep) found in a tomb. In addition to games, these objects were also used in astragalomantic practices, divinatory and oracular consultations linked to rituals, the worship of specific deities or mystery cults.
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- Title: Talus (small bones located in the tarsus of sheep)
- Date Created: Second half of the 1st century AD
- Location Created: Taranto, Arsenale Militare, 1897
- Physical Dimensions: 1,5 cm circa (height); 1 cm circa (width); 2,5 cm circa (length)
- Medium: Bone
- Room: Room XXIV, showcase 68, 7.5
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