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Gallo-Roman dodecahedron, purpose unknown, 150 AD-400 AD (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social

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[–] centopus@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

You found a resonator!!

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

[–] GreasyTengu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

would be funny if these were just the roman equivalent of desk toys and paper weights

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Heh, some speculation is that they essentially are just decorative baubles or children's toys.

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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

[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s for knitting

[–] schmorpel 2 points 11 months ago

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.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I'm team knitting-spool

[–] rotkehlchen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

It looks surprised.

[–] doleo@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

It looks a bit like the prism from BG3