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Under the volutes three rings, or astragali, may be seen.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

We can easily recognise the trochleæ which we have been discussing, in the little bones which children use ‘to play at bones’; these bones are no other than the astragali of sheep.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Similarly dice are thrown for purposes of sortilege; the astragali or knucklebones, used in children’s games at the present day, were implements of divination in the first instance.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

Supra quadratas crustas discurrunt tres fasciæ et tres velut astragali, quorum duo teretes, supremus quadratus velut regula.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander

These are the people who work the tin, which they melt into the form of astragali, and then carry it to an island in front of Britain, called Ictis.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)