Doll
ca. AD200-400 (made)
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A small doll with a missing arm. The outer layer is of undyed, plain weave linen with an area of plain weave red wool and linen around the waist. The doll is stuffed with papyrus and there are strands of hair on the head of the doll. Some staining.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven linen and wool. Sewing. |
| Brief description | The remains of a linen and wool doll. Egyptian, Oxyrhynchus, ca. AD200-400. |
| Physical description | A small doll with a missing arm. The outer layer is of undyed, plain weave linen with an area of plain weave red wool and linen around the waist. The doll is stuffed with papyrus and there are strands of hair on the head of the doll. Some staining. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund |
| Object history | Found at Oxyrhynchus (modern Behneseh), 1896-97 excavation season. |
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| Summary | A small doll with a missing arm. The outer layer is of undyed, plain weave linen with an area of plain weave red wool and linen around the waist. The doll is stuffed with papyrus and there are strands of hair on the head of the doll. Some staining. |
| Bibliographic reference | R. Janssen, 'Soft Toys from Egypt', in D. M. Bailey (ed.), Archaeological Research in Roman Egypt. The Proceedings of the Seventeenth Classical Colloquium of Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, held on 1-4 December, 1993. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplement 19 (1996): 236-7, Fig. 7 |
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| Accession number | 1937-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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