National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Doll 
Period: Fatimid
Material: Bone
Site: Unknown
Wide: 2.4 cm
Height: 6.6 cm
Description: Tiny doll made of bone. The face and the limbs are carved and engraved. It seems that the doll was wrapped with textiles made of linen and cotton. (For an example see doll no. 36.1322, These dolls were probably used as children's toys.
Bibliography:
Dayagi-Mendels and Rozenberg Silvia (eds) 2010. Chronicles of the Land, Archaeology in the Israel Museum Jerusalem. Jerusalem, 189-192, Pl. 32.
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