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Illustration
An Attic astragalos clay vessel depicting possibly Aelous directing the dance of the clouds, 470-450 BCE. These vessels took the form of a knucklebone (hence their name) and were possibly used to also store sheep knucklebones which were used as gaming pieces and dice. (The British Museum, London).
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elaios2008. (2013, April 04). Astragalos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1132/astragalos/
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elaios2008. "Astragalos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 04, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1132/astragalos/.
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elaios2008. "Astragalos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Apr 2013. Web. 27 Jul 2024.