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Description: | A copper alloy fragment of a probable dodecahedron. Complete examples would be twelve sided hallow cast objects that would have a large spherical knop on each corner and as hole of varying size on each face. This example is only one corner of such an object and consists of one large globular knop with a short section of the corner projecting from either side, a small portion down on two sides. The underside of the object is concave and crudely finished off while the outside is relatively smoothCopper alloy dodecahedrons are uncommon finds and appear restricted to the northern part of the Roman empire, stretching from Britain to Hungary. Not many are known from Britain and the present example appears to be one of only a few from Southern England outside of London. Only four others have been recorded by the PAS: WILT-37C5E1, YORYM-41CD72, PUBLIC-959804, SUR-729950. The function of these objects remains uncertain and various suggestions have been made including surveying instruments, rangefinders, candleholders, sceptre heads or polygonal dice
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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