An Ancient Yo-Yo Toy

A rare and wonderfully whimsical example of an ancient yo-yo toy, a toy for ancient Greek children as they are to this day. This version is a near-perfect sphere, with a pierced loop at the top. A depiction of the toy in action, suspended from a string by the hand of an enthusiastic boy, can be found in a red-figure cup in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. A gem!