# Lamb 2026: A Functional Reassessment of Roman Dodecahedra as Tools for Forming Standardised Wax Objects > Greg Lamb, 2026. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The wax-forming answer and its experimental protocol. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5N041W0C/a-functional-reassessment-of-roman-dodecahedra-as-tools-for Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Gallo-Roman dodecahedra](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra)Lamb 2026 **0** # A Functional Reassessment of Roman Dodecahedra as Tools for Forming Standardised Wax Objects Greg Lamb, 2026. _EXARC Journal 2026/2_. Experimental trials with a 3D-printed replica about 65 mm across, forming wax and beeswax-resin tokens around a cord; argues the knobs act as depth stops and the holes allow release. **Gallo-Roman dodecahedra** ArticleChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The wax-forming answer and its experimental protocol. ## The document 36 pages [Pages][Text]Page 1 of 36 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p6)6][![Page 7](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p7)7][![Page 8](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p8)8][![Page 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p9)9][![Page 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p10)10][![Page 11](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p11)11][![Page 12](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p12)12] ![Page 1 of A Functional Reassessment of Roman Dodecahedra as Tools for Forming Standardised Wax Objects](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0/p1) The first 12 pages are shown; the rest are in the file. Text taken from the file. Check it against the page. ## Cited by on this site 4 records [They were craft tools, such as knitting frames for gloves or moulds for forming wax tokens.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/answers/ANS0D5Y5W2P2Y46/they-were-craft-tools-such-as-knitting-frames-for-gloves-or) Answer ANS [Wax-forming replica trials](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D5Y61EJ3DZY/wax-forming-replica-trials) Dataset DAT [A 3D-printed replica forms repeatable wax tokens, with knobs as depth stops.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra/evidence/EVD0D5Y5WAG4DZV/a-3d-printed-replica-forms-repeatable-wax-tokens-with-knobs) Evidence EVD [The Gallo-Roman dodecahedra](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roman-dodecahedra) The mystery article MYS ## Cite it ``` Lamb, G. (2026). A Functional Reassessment of Roman Dodecahedra as Tools for Forming Standardised Wax Objects. EXARC Journal 2026/2. https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10843 ``` [Read it free at exarc.net](https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10843)[Download PDF ยท 3.3 MB](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/1d062c4cfec75f30bffac7bf552bd4d19d183f9e06ea8b9e0054f15bcd6b36e0) Anyone can read it here; members can download it. Key **SRC** 0D5Y5N041W0C Kind Journal article Rights CC-BY-4.0 Kept 27 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D5Y5N041W0C/a-functional-reassessment-of-roman-dodecahedra-as-tools-for/csl.json)