Talus

1st century AD

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Talus (small bone located in the tarsus of sheep) with erotic scene. 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
Date Created: 1st century AD
Location Created: Taranto, Contrada S. Lucia, 1885
Physical Dimensions: 1,3 cm (height); 1 cm (width); 2,6 cm (length)
Medium: Bone
Room: Room XIX, showcase 46, 13.1

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto

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