# Norton Disney dodecahedron

> An undamaged copper-alloy dodecahedron, about 8 cm across and 245 g, with no wear, dug up by a community excavation; the 33rd from England.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/artifacts/ART0D5Y61PC7GE6/norton-disney-dodecahedron  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page)  

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**ART** 0D5Y61PC7GE6·Artifact · object

# Norton Disney dodecahedron

PhotographCC BY-SA 2.0Roman; found June 2023

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Norton Disney dodecahedron: picture

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An undamaged copper-alloy dodecahedron, about 8 cm across and 245 g, with no wear, dug up by a community excavation; the 33rd from England.

Richard Croft, 2023. CC BY-SA 2.0

## Copies 5

**Picture** Richard Croft · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Norton_Disney_Dodecahedron_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7766991.jpg)

**Photo** Richard Croft (geograph.org.uk) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2024-05-05 · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Norton_Disney_Dodecahedron_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7766991.jpg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/b1266b4532f2525fa049657c1304eb126d3bc4cff4dbeaa2de5f595551cd4c5b)

**Picture** Richard Croft · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Norton_Disney_Dodecahedron_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7766987.jpg)

**Photo** Richard Croft (geograph.org.uk) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2024-05-05 · CC BY-SA 2.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Norton_Disney_Dodecahedron_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7766987.jpg)[Download](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/5ff38342433790cfec191de1c7235fe9cb0d9dd8adef887cd89f5bad60e55723)

**Document** University of Nottingham · nottingham.ac.uk · 2025 · publisher2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/norton-disney-dodecahedron)

## Where it is kept

[Norton Disney, Lincolnshire](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D5Y5PPT3FSD/norton-disney-lincolnshire) · Village and excavation site

## Sources 2

- [Beautifully crafted Roman dodecahedron discovered in Lincoln – but what were they for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5KH8522R/beautifully-crafted-roman-dodecahedron-discovered-in-lincoln)_SRC_
- [Norton Disney dodecahedron](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5NQJ50EX/norton-disney-dodecahedron)_SRC_

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). Norton Disney dodecahedron [Artifact ART0D5Y61PC7GE6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D5Y61PC7GE6
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Key

**ART** 0D5Y61PC7GE6

Kind

Object

Held by

Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group; exhibited 25 July 2025 to 18 January 2026

Dated

Roman; found June 2023

Licence

CC BY-SA 2.0

Place

[Norton Disney, Lincolnshire](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D5Y5PPT3FSD/norton-disney-lincolnshire)

Part of

[Gallo-Roman dodecahedra](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra)

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