# Were they made in a few workshops or many? · Gallo-Roman dodecahedra > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5V3E5QNS/were-they-made-in-a-few-workshops-or-many Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:37+00:00 --- **0** # Were they made in a few workshops or many? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What were the Gallo-Roman dodecahedra for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5TKT7BZY/what-were-the-gallo-roman-dodecahedra-for)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters Workshop groups would show whether the objects were a regional craft tradition or an imperial product; one composition is published⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5KH8522R/beautifully-crafted-roman-dodecahedron-discovered-in-lincoln). ## Answers 3 [**A few workshops made them, so alloys and lead isotopes cluster regionally.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/answers/ANS0D5Y607G0FMD/a-few-workshops-made-them-so-alloys-and-lead-isotopes) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Local smiths in many places made them, so compositions follow local bronze supply.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/answers/ANS0D5Y60FA5CQ2/local-smiths-in-many-places-made-them-so-compositions-follow) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/answers/ANS0D5Y60Q41ZZT/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2024[Tipper puts forward: a few workshops made them, so alloys and lead isotopes cluster regionally.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5KH8522R/beautifully-crafted-roman-dodecahedron-discovered-in-lincoln) 1. 2026[Marshall puts forward: local smiths in many places made them, so compositions follow local bronze supply.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5N7Y3ZKW/roman-dodecahedra-as-craft-skill-tokens-a-functional) 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5V3E5QNS/were-they-made-in-a-few-workshops-or-many%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5V3E5QNS/were-they-made-in-a-few-workshops-or-many%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5V3E5QNS/were-they-made-in-a-few-workshops-or-many%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5V3E5QNS/were-they-made-in-a-few-workshops-or-many%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5V3E5QNS/were-they-made-in-a-few-workshops-or-many%23add-source) Where it fits Gallo-Roman dodecahedra [**What were the Gallo-Roman dodecahedra for?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5TKT7BZY/what-were-the-gallo-roman-dodecahedra-for)Key question · most likely they were religious or magical objects, used for divination or as symbols of the cosmos, perhaps mounted on… [Do the hole-diameter sets follow a common system?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/questions/QST0D5Y5TVM4YJ0/do-the-hole-diameter-sets-follow-a-common-system)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive **Were they made in a few workshops or many?** You're here · 3 answers, untested [ Ask a question under this one ]