Except those objects were found in coin hordes and the graves of rich aristocrats, and must have been too valuable to be a simple knitting tool.
And for some reason, this style of knitting would have then disappeared until it was reinvented the 16th century.
Except those objects were found in coin hordes and the graves of rich aristocrats, and must have been too valuable to be a simple knitting tool.
And for some reason, this style of knitting would have then disappeared until it was reinvented the 16th century.
the Roman’s did a bunch of things that were lost and then relearned, so I wouldn’t rule that out.
They also almost never show any signs of wear and tear beyond having been buried for centuries.
Models for ones made out of more brittle material like fired clay or wood?
Maybe it was the original NFT