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PugJesus@lemmy.world to For sharing fascinating artifacts and replicas@kbin.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

Gallo-Roman dodecahedron, purpose unknown, 150 AD-400 AD

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Gallo-Roman dodecahedron, purpose unknown, 150 AD-400 AD

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PugJesus@lemmy.world to For sharing fascinating artifacts and replicas@kbin.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • GreasyTengu
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    would be funny if these were just the roman equivalent of desk toys and paper weights

    • PugJesus@kbin.socialBanned
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      Heh, some speculation is that they essentially are just decorative baubles or children’s toys.

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    Definitely material for the pareidolia community. Oh… it’s already there.

  • centopus@kbin.social
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    You found a resonator!!

    https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Prime_Alchemical_Resonator

  • zcd@lemmy.ca
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    It’s for knitting

    • schmorp@slrpnk.net
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      I’ve read the theory that they could be used to knit finger gloves, but which finger glove has only five stitches? I wouldn’t can’t really imagine how to knit with it.

  • PugJesus@kbin.socialBanned
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron

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      I’m team knitting-spool

  • rotkehlchen
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    It looks surprised.

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    It looks a bit like the prism from BG3

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