Art Resource - ART200534

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Rag doll, Roman, made in Egypt, 1st-5th century. This doll is fairly well-proportioned, and has a head and a body. The arms are made from a long roll of linen attached at the back. The doll is made of made of coarse linen and is stuffed with rags and pieces of papyrus. Coloured wool, now faded, was applied to parts of the face and body. The sex of the doll is unclear, although the presence of a small blue glass bead attached to the proper left side of the head suggests a hair ornament and therefore that it is probably intended to be female. As well as dolls, children had a wide range of toys and playthings, such as toy animals, soldiers, doll's houses with miniature furniture, spinning tops, hoops and marbles. In the ancient world dolls were usually made of rags, wood, bone or fired clay, and ranged from simple home-made playthings such as this example to miniature works of art, with finely worked features and jointed bodies.
GR, 1905.10-21.13

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART200534

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 1091px × 1600px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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