1992.256.199: Dodecahedron
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.199
- Title
- Dodecahedron
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- c. 300-500 CE
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288836
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Garnet crystal
- Technique
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.199
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Each face of dodecahedron engraved with a letter.
Verification Level
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