title: [The Roman lady-doll: a surprising image of the female body].
abstract: Ivory or bone lady-dolls found in Italy and in the Western empire, from the 2nd to the 5th century, seem to be erotic toys, with a beautiful hair-dress, articulated body, and riche jewels, strange presents to be given to little girls or young ladies. Archaeological and epigraphical documents, literary texts, and present Barbies are put together.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Pratique des Hautes études, Sciences historiques et philologiques, Paris. dgourevitchbis@gmail.com
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gourevitch
mesh_terms: D049690:History, Ancient; D018594:Human Body; D010988:Play and Playthings; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history*; D014930:Women / Q000266:history*