found this small doll; almost looks ancient

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found this small doll in a dump; almost looks ancient, im not saying that it is ancient. its missing its arms. does anyone no anything about it?


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i think i held the doll to close to the camera O'well

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I can't tell by the pics but I think that Warren may be right about the ivory or possibly bone. Can you see any veins or lines running through the piece? Ivory and bone will have distinct lines running the length of the piece.
 

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The doll is only almost 6 centimetres tall.It mainly has little black lines on the face where it was mostly carved.
 

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