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A tiny frozen actor, immortalized mid-pose for a play that never ends.
ancient originVenus figurines date back over 30,000 years
market boomCollectible figures fuel a multi-billion-dollar global industry
material rangeCarved from bone, jade, porcelain, resin, even chocolate
grave goodsEgyptians buried shabti figurines to do afterlife labor
scale obsessionHobbyists fight wars over 1:6 versus 1:12 sizing