An Inscribed Astragalus with a Dedication to Hermes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587357 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guy Bar-Oz (0000-0002-1009-5619, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 215-217 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3210832 |
| OpenAlex | W2329351863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Games of chance? Cultic objects? Just what are astragali (knucklebones) and how were they used? Whatever their function, astragali were well-known, being attested in the ancient Near East from the Chalcolithic to the Roman periods. Guy Bar-Oz presents us with a unique example from Israel of a knucklebone inscribed with the name of the Greek god Hermes
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Astragalus · Chalcolithic · Cuneiform · Inscribed figure · Botanical Research and Chemistry · Classics · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |