doll; Karanis; Dolls; Toys; Papyrus; Wool

Notes:

Brown plant fibre, red and blue thread, red yarn. Fibre and thread alternate in concentric rings. Two red rings, one blue ring. Central red yarn. Back side does not show rings. Fibre handle wrapped with red thread.; Very small doll made from strips of papyrus alternating with red (two layers) and green/blue (one layer) yarns. The center of the doll’s “head” is a small mass of very worn yarns. The rest of the doll has been wrapped with red yarn. The two ends were tied together at the back.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Dolls; Toys; Egypt

Language:

UND

Rights:

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URL:

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-KELSEY-X-0000.00.3647%5D0000_00_3647P01.TIF