Ancient Doll
| Ancient Doll | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | The Mountain (3%); Bus Stop (2.4%); Cindersap Forest (2.4%); Pelican Town (0.8%) |
| Other Locations | Fishing Treasure Chest; Artifact Trove (3.6%) |
| Sell Price | 60g |
The Ancient Doll is one of the most useful artifacts to find more than once. The first copy goes to the museum, and later copies have real jobs. Holding a doll beside the lava on floor 100 of The Mines, or in the Volcano Caldera, turns it into a Far Away Stone. That stone unlocks the secret Meowmere sword in the Wizard's Tower. Jas loves the doll, which makes it one of the best gifts for her. It is also an option in the remixed Children's Bundle and makes the Doll Shirt at the Sewing Machine.
The in-game description reads: An ancient doll covered in grime. This doll may have been used as a toy, a decoration, or a prop in some kind of ritual.
Location
Artifact spots in four places can hold an Ancient Doll: The Mountain, the Bus Stop, Cindersap Forest and Pelican Town. The Mountain gives the best odds, and Pelican Town the lowest. Only a Hoe can dig these wriggling spots. Digging with a Hoe that has the Archaeologist enchantment doubles the odds of an artifact from a spot.
Fishing Treasure Chests and Artifact Troves can also contain the doll. The Desert Trader in the Calico Desert trades a trove for five Omni Geodes, and Clint opens it at the Blacksmith for a small fee.
At the Feast of the Winter Star, the secret gift can come from Jas, Leo or Vincent. The Ancient Doll is one of the gifts each of them may hand over.
During the Desert Festival, Jas sometimes runs a booth. When she does, she sells an Ancient Doll for one Calico Egg.
A pet dog at full friendship sometimes leaves a gift after being petted. The Ancient Doll is one of its rarer gifts.
Museum
Donating the first Ancient Doll to Gunther adds it to the artifact collection. It counts toward his artifact milestones: the Skeleton Statue at fifteen artifacts and Rarecrow #7 at twenty. It also counts toward the overall donation total, which pays out seeds, paintings and other prizes. Only one copy can be donated, so every later doll is free for the lava trick, gifts or tailoring.
Prices
The Ancient Doll is one of the cheaper artifacts to sell. Turning a spare doll into a Far Away Stone is the better deal, because the stone sells for far more than the doll. The trick works with every spare doll. Each one is worth a trip down to the lava rather than a trip to the shipping bin. Reading the Treasure Appraisal Guide triples the sale price of every artifact, which narrows that gap a little.
Gifts
Jas loves the Ancient Doll. A loved gift raises friendship more than a liked one, so a spare doll is a strong pick for climbing her hearts.
The Dwarf and Penny like it. The Dwarf only gains friendship from the doll after the Dwarvish Translation Guide has been earned.
Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard dislike the Ancient Doll. The shopkeepers Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy dislike it as well, as do Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam. The children Leo and Vincent dislike it too, and so do Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane. Leo and Vincent may give the doll away at the Feast of the Winter Star, yet neither of them wants one back.
These villagers love receiving Ancient Doll as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Jas | 
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Notes
Take a spare Ancient Doll to floor 100 of The Mines or to the Volcano Caldera on Ginger Island. Hold it next to the lava pool and use it there, and the doll becomes a Far Away Stone. The doll has to be used from the hand, right beside the lava.
Placing the Far Away Stone on the pedestal in the basement of the Wizard's Tower gives the Meowmere. The basement opens once the Wizard reaches four hearts. The Meowmere is a nod to the Terraria weapon of the same name, and monsters it defeats burst into rainbow sparkles.
With the Remixed Bundles, the Ancient Doll is one of the options for the Children's Bundle on the Bulletin Board.
Putting Cloth in the feed and an Ancient Doll on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Doll Shirt. At the dye pots in Emily and Haley's house at 2 Willow Lane, the doll counts as a blue dye.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |