Lovely Old Hand Soldered Brass Dodecahedron cinnabar and brass vase She requires pretty delicate handling

She requires pretty delicate handling

starting with page 66 and fading out toward the end of the book

It does appear he was likely once mounted onto a base (or boat) as there is a little torn paper stuck to his feet

All are in good condition with no chips or cracks or losses

Lovely Old Hand Soldered Brass Dodecahedron cinnabar and brass vase She requires pretty delicate handlingThe seller I purchased this from thought it may have been made as a practice or test piece by a metalworker long ago, which seems plausible to me; it was clearly made from one piece of brass, with a wonderfully imperfect seam where the edges were soldered together. (It is hollow inside.) Whatever the case, certainly it was done by hand and I believe has quite a bit of age to. To me it is satisfying in the way that antique geometric solid blocks are,