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Ancient Art
Explore image in Doll of Carved Bone
ca. 323 B.C.–A.D. 265
Bone
11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1934.508
Geography:
Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria
Culture:
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period:
Greco-Roman or Parthian
Classification:
Toys and Games
Provenance:
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block N8 W1), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
