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The oldest articulated doll?

Postby Greyhaunt » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:04 pm

All I can say is it's the oldest one I've heard of. Earlier dolls I've seen in archaeology magazines/books tend to be a single piece of human shaped wood - though I don't claim to be an expert by any means on this topic.

http://laughingsquid.com/an-ancient-roman-articulated-doll-found-in-the-sarcophagus-of-a-mummy-of-an-eight-year-old-girl/

If you don't like images of mummies don't scroll all the way to the bottom of the article. After two closeups of the doll is a picture of the mummy...unwrapped.
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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby Jobee » Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:21 pm

I saw that! It's so amazing. I wish I cold see it in real life.
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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby Tira-chan » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:11 am

It's really incredible how well-preserved it is. I love her expression and the detail in her hair.
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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby K2! » Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:28 pm

These would never be allowed on some other doll forums.
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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby maywong » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:24 pm

K2! wrote:These would never be allowed on some other doll forums.

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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby Trethowan » Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:23 pm

Thanks for sharing. This is quite a find.
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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby Nella » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:26 pm

Oh wow, how neat!
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Re: The oldest articulated doll?

Postby Anderson'sAllPurpose » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:55 am

Roman dolls are awesome.
(Although the earliest articulated doll is obviously that prehistoric Barbie from the other thread :) )
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