# The mysterious Bronze Age Brotlaibidole (bread loaf idols)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-bronze-age-brotlaibidole-bread-loaf-idols/1027917 "2026-02-23T23:01:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-bronze-age-brotlaibidole-bread-loaf-idols/1027917/21 "2026-02-24T18:57:49Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> That could be why they’re broken - you record the value of the transaction on both ends of a longer piece, fire the clay, break it in half and each party keeps one piece.

One video I watched suggested this saying they find a lot of broken ones, but never (maybe once?) find both halves together suggesting that they were meant to be ‘redeemed’ sort of like a ticket or used as a ‘receipt’.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-bronze-age-brotlaibidole-bread-loaf-idols/1027917/22 "2026-02-24T21:05:25Z")

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I like that.

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