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I don't really buy that theory. There's no explanation for why it needs to be this very-hard-to-cast bronze dodecahedron, instead of just a wooden board with pe
by SamBam 3y ago
I don't really buy that theory. There's no explanation for why it needs to be this very-hard-to-cast bronze dodecahedron, instead of just a wooden board with pegs and holes, which is all that would be needed for the video above.
- jzebedee 3y agoIt's possible that most were made out of common materials. Only those made of something sufficiently resilient survived for us to find.
- prox 3y agoBasically a show off piece for those with enough coin!
- atoav 3y agoWhy not? If it was a common item, it would be natural that there a deluxe versions for e.g. the royal household. The cheap and simple versions would have rotted away by now.
- stevenwoo 3y agoThe article mentions that none of them exhibit wear marks that are characteristic of tools.
- Rickster67 3y ago[flagged]
- lazide 3y agoDo you think show pieces in rich households would be used? I’d argue if they did, someone was getting fired immediately.
- nkrisc 3y agoI’ve seen many vases and other such vessels in the homes of rich people that are not used to store liquids, but instead sit there empty on a console table in the hallway!
- nemo 3y agoIn that case this isn't a tool, it's a decoration. And if none of them are worn, then the decoration isn't imitating a knitting tool, since some would show wear if that were its actual use.
- Rickster67 3y ago[flagged]
- SamBam 3y agoWould the royal household also have decorative brass stone masons' chisels, carpenters' planes, doctors' scalpels, and farmers' sickles? I don't really buy that theory. Do we have any other examples of fancy decorative versions of working class tools?
- almostarockstar 3y agoAnecdotally, I have seen decorative plates hanging on walls, spinning wheels, ships wheels, oil lamps, etc all used decoratively in contemporary settings.