I especially love that the artifact selected for the illustration is something that, at least right now, we don't know exactly what it was used for. (Though the technical skill required to make it is acknowledged.)
#RomanDodecahedron
If you want a real metal one, there's a guy in Bulgaria

I think we've solved the #RomanDodecahedron mystery

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Roman dodecahedra are 12-sided, hollow objects from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD found throughout the Roman Empire. Their purpose is unknown, with theories suggesting they could be tools or religious artifacts, but there are no records of them from that time. #RomanDodecahedron #Archaeology #art

The Norton Disney Roman Dodecahedron, Copyright & The Missing Portable Antiquities Scheme Record!

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