[Bonetools] wrapped astragalus

[rozalia christidou]

Dear All,
Although I am unable at this moment to provide bibliographical references (I can do so after mid-October) I would like to note that
1) In Northern Greece Worked tali appear and imitations made from clay (Dikili Tash, plain of Drama, eastern Macedonia) appear in the 5th millennium BC.
2) In the historical times (e.g. Classical, Hellenistic, Roman periods) there are imitations of astragali from various materials. Moreover, in the Hellenistic period various objects such as golden wreaths (crowns) are also made from other materials, clay for example, and coated with metal sheets. Coating is an... economic solution in various cases. Note that in this period of extreme wealth for the Macedonian Kingdom and later, when it declines, people try different ways in order to show use of objetcs which are valuable or in fashion. The coated talus from FYROM can be one example of this habit. Whether this indicates, in this particular case, a more economic way to obtain this object, I cannot say.
I hope I get some more information when I am back and look at references.
Etan welcome to these regions. Hope to see you from the other part of the frontier.
Rozalia Christidou
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  Dear All, 


  The 168 cm long pottery astragalus (possibly a container for real astragalus bones) from Early Classical Greece was exhibited in the British Museum. Similar red-figure-painted pieces were made by the potter named Syriskos (c. a. 470 BC). 


  See: Boardman, J. 1964. Greek Art. London, Thames & Hudson.




  Best wishes, Laszlo


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