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[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember speculation that this could have been used to make gloves. That was discounted?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as spool knitting devices for making gloves (though the earliest known reference to spool knitting is from 1535, and this would neither explain the use of bronze, nor the apparently similar icosahedron which is missing the holes necessary for spool knitting)

From the wikipedia

Not entirely discounted but considered unlikely

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

which is missing the holes

Mittens it is, then.