Reproduction
dolls
Description
Tiny rag doll, with thread. Papyrus stuffing. Made in one piece, arms meet at waist, legs not delineated. External thread used to secure linen. Linen strips down each side of body - denote clothing.
Documentation
- William Matthew Flinders Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, 59, pl. LI.393
- Marshall, Amandine, Être un enfant en Égypte ancienne
- Marshall, Amandine, Childhood in Ancient Egypt, 122, Fig. 100b
() Middle Kingdom
Matériel
Dimensions
at shoulder width: 2.8 cms
height: 6.1 cms
N° d'objet
LDUCE-UC40580
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology