Two ancient Roman bronze dodecahedrons and an icosahedron (3rd c. AD) in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn, Germany. The dodecahedrons were excavated in Bonn and Frechen-Bachem; the icosahedron in ...
When it was made: Second to fourth centuries A.D. Roman dodecahedrons have baffled archaeologists since 1739, when the first example of the 12-sided bronze object was discovered in the English ...
Is it a musical instrument? A candle holder? A measurement tool? It’s a Roman dodecahedron—a mysterious artifact from ancient times—and it may have been any of the above, or none. Although these ...
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