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Twelve faces, no answer
Wikipedia · 2026-09-30T21:51:33.166Z
Twelve pierced faces, twenty small knobs, and no agreed explanation. These hollow copper-alloy objects survive from the Roman world, but their purpose remains uncertain. Ideas range from practical tools to ritual objects; none should be mistaken for a solved mystery.
- Why this number?
- Twelve faces on an object whose purpose remains unknown.
- Credit
- Wikipedia contributors; archaeological context from the Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group
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- 2026-09-30T21:51:33.166Z