Roman dodecahedron
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roman-dodecahedron-163-894571
title:
Roman dodecahedron
text:
A Roman dodecahedron or Gallo-Roman dodecahedron is a small hollow object made of copper alloy which has been cast into a regular dodecahedral shape with twelve flat pentagonal faces. Each face has a circular hole of varying diameter in the middle, the holes connecting to the hollow center, and each corner has a protruding knob. Roman dodecahedra date from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD and their purpose remains unknown. They rarely show signs of wear, and do not have any inscribed numbers or lette
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description:
Small dodecahedral object
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron
date created:
2005-05-26T18:33:31Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T10:23:18Z
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