#dolls

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“Barbie was the first western fashion doll!”

“Cissy was the first western fashion doll!”

“French fashion dolls were the first!”

“No, china dolls!”

“It was Queen Anne dolls/Pandoras!”

you’re all wrong

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we stan an ancient Roman carved ivory legend c. 1st century CE

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The Romans had action figures, too. Why else would this little statuette have a working visor and removable shield?

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Compare it to this:

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Not too much change in two thousand years…

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