# \[Roman\] Dodecahedrons

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I find it interesting, although perhaps irrelevant or insignificant, that while the dodecahedrons have twelve different sized holes, the icosahedron in the image has twelve different sized _ **knobs** _. Does anyone know if this was typical?

[![](https://www.historydefined.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1920px-2018_Rheinisches_Landesmuseum_Bonn_Dodekaeder__Ikosaeder.jpeg) ](https://www.historydefined.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1920px-2018_Rheinisches_Landesmuseum_Bonn_Dodekaeder__Ikosaeder.jpeg)

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