Dodecahedron
SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Dodecahedron

c. 300-500 CE

Description

Each face of dodecahedron engraved with a letter.

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Carved
Medium
Garnet crystal
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Century
2nd-3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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