The History of Art Dolls

Antiquity – Where Art and Idol Meet The Oldest Art Dolls: Prehistoric Idols or Playthings? Archaeological evidence shows that the earliest forms of dolls appeared long before the written word. In the Upper Paleolithic period (c. 30,000 BCE), so-called “Venus figurines” like the famous Venus of Willendorf (c. 28,000–25,000 BCE) were crafted from limestone, bone, […]