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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by SamBam on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @07:54PM (#39112220)
Would 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?

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by almostarockstar on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @06:52AM (#39116225)
Anecdotally, I have seen decorative plates hanging on walls, spinning wheels, ships wheels, oil lamps, etc all used decoratively in contemporary settings.
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