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Roman? dodecahedron
DzikiZdeb:
Another example found in Lincolnshire. This time one of the larger ones - over 3 inches in diameter:
https://historyfirst.com/mysterious-roman-dodecahedron-is-find-of-a-lifetime/
Ron C2:
Another possibility I was thinking of is the holes may once have had inserts made of hide or wood. It’s possible they were a gaming tool of some sort, like a modern role playing game die.
Heliodromus:
The most popular internet suggestions seem to be knitting or apprentice metalworker graduation pieces.
The more learned leaning seems to be that they had some cult/ritual use.
I'd like to think that one day someone will figure it out and it'll be so obviously right we'll all smack our foreheads and exclaim "doh!".
In the meantime, these thingies must have cast some interesting and varied shadows. Maybe they came with an interpretation guidebook - an alternative to peering at the chicken's entrails ?
Or mabye they were just a fad - the pet rock of the day ?
SC:
Proof the Romans played D&D?
SC
clueless:
--- Quote from: Heliodromus on February 01, 2024, 02:17:30 pm ---
The more learned leaning seems to be that they had some cult/ritual use.
--- End quote ---
Isn't this the learned way to say "we do not know" ;D
Clueless
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