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Roman doll

Findspot: 
Petty Cury, Cambridge
Period: 
Date: 
Roman (AD 43 - 410)
Material: 
Clay
Dimensions: 
H. 4.7cm; W. 1.7cm

A clay doll torso and head. Dolls from the Roman period were usually made from clay and had jointed limbs allowing the arms and legs and legs to move.

Collection information

Collection: 
University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Accession No: 
1978.1

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
24

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