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The 'dolls' I believe you are referring to, are called 'Shabti' (singular) or 'Ushabti' (plural.) The Ushabti were effectively servants to the dead, which could be brought to life in the afterlife, in order to serve the deceased. Early Egyptian practices involved sacrificing the human servant to serve in the next life, but was later altered to these small clay or wooden dolls.

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